A rare congenital condition characterized by the absence or severe underdevelopment of facial features.
From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'prosōpon' (face) combined with the medical suffix '-ia' (condition). This extreme medical term describes the absence of a face.
This is one of the rarest and most severe birth defects in humans—fetuses affected are usually not compatible with life, making it an important study case in developmental biology.
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