Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Mandibular aplasia
Failure of development of lower jaw
HP:0009939
What it means
Absence of the mandible.
Rare diseases that can present with this5
Very common80–99%
2The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Absence of lower jaw · Absence of lower jaw bone · Absence of lower jaw bones · Absence of mandible · Absent mandible · Agenesis of the mandible · Agnathia · Aplasia of the lower jaw bone
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