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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
Abnormal lateral cricoarytenoid muscle morphology 
Abnormal morphology of the musculature of the neck +   
Abnormal neck blood vessel morphology +   
Anterior neck swelling 
Branchial anomaly +   
Broad neck  
Cystic hygroma +   
Fetal neck anomaly +   
Increased adipose tissue around the neck  
Lateral neck mass 
Long neck  
Low posterior hairline  
Neck muscle hypoplasia 
Redundant neck skin  
Short neck  
Webbed neck  
Pterygium colli is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. It involves an ectopic fibrotic facial band superficial to the trapezius muscle. Excess hair-bearing skin is also present and extends down the cervical region well beyond the normal hairline.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Neck webbing ;   Pterygium colli
Xrefs: SNOMEDCT_US:11731003 ;   UMLS:C0221217
Definition Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199, PMID:24523736

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