The instance of an infant born with two ears on the right
side (No. 10) was doubtless one of cervical auricle or
preauricular appendage, whilst closure of the external auditory
meatus (No. 11) is a well-known deformity.
"The next thirteen cases (Nos. 12-24) were instances of anomalies
of the mouth and nose. The 'bird's beak' (No. 12) may have been a
markedly aquiline nose; No. 13 was a case of astoma; and Nos. 14
and 15 were instances of stenosis or atresia of the anterior
nares. Fetuses with absence of the maxillae (Nos. 16 and 17) are
in modern terminology called agnathous. Deformities like that
existing in Nos. 20 and 21 have been observed in paracephalic and
cyclopic fetuses. The coincident absence of nose and penis (No.
21) is interesting, especially when taken in conjunction with the
popular belief that the size of the former organ varies with that
of the latter. Enlargement of the upper lip (No. 22), called
epimacrochelia by Taruffi, and absence of the lips (No. 23),
known now under the name of brachychelia, have been not
unfrequently noticed in recent times. The next six cases (Nos.
25-30) were instances of malformations of the upper limb: Nos.
25, 26. and 27 were probably instances of the so-called
spontaneous or intrauterine amputation; and Nos.
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