Proboscis (anomaly)

In teratology, a proboscis is a blind-ended, tube-like structure, commonly located in the middle of the face. It is commonly seen in severe forms of holoprosencephaly that include cyclopia and is usually the result of abnormal development of the nose.

This article is about anomalies of the human nose. For the mouth part, see Proboscis. For the butterfly genus, see Proboscis (genus). For the monkey, see Proboscis monkey.
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