Many people with Noonan syndrome are born with some form of heart defect (congenital heart disease), accounting for some of the key signs and symptoms of the disorder. Skin may appear thin and transparent with age.Head may appear large with a prominent forehead and a low hairline on the back of the head.The face may appear droopy and expressionless. Facial features may appear coarse, but appear sharper with age.Teeth may be crooked, the inside roof of the mouth (palate) may be highly arched and the lower jaw may be small. The crease that runs from the edge of the nose to the corner of the mouth becomes deeply grooved with age. Mouth has a deep groove between the nose and the mouth and wide peaks in the upper lip.Nose is depressed at the top, with a wide base and bulbous tip.Eyes are wide-set and down-slanting with droopy lids.In adulthood, these distinct features become more subtle. These features may be more pronounced in infants and young children, but change with age. Facial featuresįacial appearance is one of the key clinical features that leads to a diagnosis of Noonan syndrome. Characteristics may be related to the specific gene containing the mutation. Send us feedback about these examples.Signs and symptoms of Noonan syndrome vary greatly among individuals and may be mild to severe. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'stocky.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2022 Tall spindly seedlings and blooming plants often take weeks longer to establish in the garden than stocky seedlings. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar.

2023 According to Trautman, the community’s horses were smaller than today’s, with broad barrel-like chests and short, stocky legs. 2023 Take Matt Field-a stocky Australian with 1.3 million subscribers to his channel, Field Days-who can often be found filming on rocky coastlines with no food or water and only a knife in his possession. 2023 Four decades ago, Deng, a short, stocky survivor of the Cultural Revolution, kicked off an effort to unshackle China from the ideological turmoil of Mao Zedong’s rule, embrace capitalist forces and open China to the West.

2023 When shopping for tomato seedlings, or growing your own, aim for a plant that is stocky with a straight stem and bright green leaves. 2020 Murphy, a stocky man with short blond hair and permanent five o’clock shadow, typically posed in black clothes, aviator sunglasses and thick diamond chains, with one or both of his middle fingers extended at the camera. Recent Examples on the Web The stocky, blue-eyed New Yorker, born Issur Danielovitch, became a Hollywood star in the late 1940s - and stayed a star throughout a long, heralded acting career that stretched into the 21st century.

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