ethmocephaly

n. a birth defect involving the olfactory system and often marked by a rudimentary proboscis-shaped nose, which may have imperforate nostrils. The condition is sometimes associated with cebocephaly and tends to occur as part of trisomy 13.

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February 16th 2025

multiple comparison test

any of various statistical procedures used to follow up on a significant result from an analysis of variance by determining which groups in particular differ in their mean values. Examples include Duncan’s multiple range test, the Fisher least significant difference test, the REGWQ test, the Scheffé test, and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. See also post hoc comparison.