Term ID: |
34347 |
Name: |
Greater auricular nerve thickening |
Synonym: |
Palpable great auricular nerve |
Definition: |
Increase in thickness of the great auricular nerve, a cutaneous nerve of the head. It originates from the cervical plexus, with branches of spinal nerves C2 and C3. Thickening may lead to the nerve being palpable or even visible in this region. |
Comments: |
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Reference: |
HP:0034347 |
Genes and Diseases: | |
Child Nodes: |
Sister Nodes: |
Genes (1) :SH3TC2
Diseases (1) :OMIM:601596 |
Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.
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