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Abnormality of the metopic suture

HP:0005556

What it means

The frontal suture divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children and generally undergoes fusion by the age of six. A persistent frontal suture is referred to as a "metopic suture".

Part of the broader category

Abnormality of the metopic suture

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.