Congenital facial cleft from mouth to the inner canthus of the eye. ... Synonym: oblique facial cleft. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Schisis, fissure ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pros″o-pos´kĭ-sis) facial cleft (def. 2).
Type: Term Pronunciation: pros′ō-pos′ki-sis Definitions: 1. Congenital facial cleft from mouth to the medial angle (inner canthus) of the eye. Synonyms: oblique facial cleft
prosoposchisis Failure of union of a facial cleft (groove, fold), which, depending on its site, causes such developmental defects as cleft cheek, cleft lip, cleft mandible, oblique facial cleft, and lateral facial cleft.