Preferred Label : Supernumerary Cranial Sutures;
NCIt related terms : UNOSSIFIED LINE; Supernumerary Suture;
NCIt definition : Sutures commonly found within the parietal and occipital bones of the skull due to
their multiple ossification centers. These sutures exhibit a zigzag pattern with interdigitations
and sclerotic borders similar to, and join and merge with the major sutures.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Linear break in ossification with underlying bone precursor present. Usually
seen in the intramembranous bones of the skull. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota
K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto
M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in
common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol.
2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.);
Origin ID : C124642;
UMLS CUI : C4086874;
Semantic type(s)
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