A webbed neck, or pterygium colli deformity, is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. There are many variants. ==Associated conditions== It is a feature of Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome, as well as the rarer Klippel-Feil syndrome. ==Presentation== On babies, webbed neck may look like loose folds ...
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The broad neck due to lateral folds of skin extending from the clavicle to the head but containing no muscles, bones, or other structures; occurs in Turner's syndrome and in Noonan's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a thick skin fold on the side of the neck, from the mastoid region to the acromion. Called also pterygium colli.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a neck that appears to be unusually broad because of bilateral folds of skin extending from the clavicles to the head but containing no muscles, bones, or other structures; occurs in Turner syndrome and Noonan syndrome.
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