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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Small foramen magnum
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Accession:HP:0002677 term browser browse the term
Definition:An abnormal narrowing of the foramen magnum.
Comment:The foramen magnum is the aperture through which the medulla oblongata enters and exits the skull. Stenosis of the foramen magnum can represent a risk for compression to the spinal cord.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Foramen magnum stenosis;   little foramen magnum;   narrow foramen magnum
 narrow_synonym: hypoplasia of foramen magnum;   stenosis of foramen magnum
 alt_id: HP:0005468
 xref: SNOMEDCT_US:444879009;   UMLS:C1535953;   UMLS:C1861217;   UMLS:C4072838



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of head or neck 0
        Abnormality of the head 0
          Abnormal skull morphology 0
            Abnormal foramen magnum morphology 0
              Small foramen magnum 0
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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system 0
        Abnormality of the skeletal system 0
          Abnormal skeletal morphology 0
            Abnormal axial skeleton morphology 0
              Abnormal skull morphology 0
                Abnormal foramen magnum morphology 0
                  Small foramen magnum 0
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