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== Signs and symptoms == Typically, the nose is either missing or not functional. This deformity (called [[Proboscis (anomaly)|proboscis]]) forms above the center eye and is characteristic of a form of cyclopia called rhinencephaly or rhinocephaly.<ref>Dark, Graham (2007). [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?rhinocephaly Rhinocephaly]. In [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?query=&action=Home ''Online Medical Dictionary'']. Retrieved July 23, 2008.</ref> Most such embryos are either naturally [[miscarriage|miscarried]] or are [[stillbirth|stillborn]] upon [[childbirth|delivery]]. Although cyclopia is rare, several cyclopic human babies are preserved in medical museums (e.g. The [[University of Amsterdam|Vrolik Museum]], Amsterdam, Trivandrum Medical College).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.uva.nl/index.cfm?pid=2668|title=Vrolik Museum, Department of Anatomy And Embryology, University of Amsterdam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208132537/http://www.amc.uva.nl/index.cfm?pid=2668|archive-date=2007-12-08}}</ref> Some extreme cases of cyclopia have been documented in farm animals (horses, sheep, pigs, goats, and sometimes chickens). In such cases, the nose and mouth fail to form, or the nose grows from the roof of the mouth, obstructing airflow and resulting in suffocation shortly after birth.<ref name="freakyface">{{cite web|url=http://www.messybeast.com/freak-face.htm |title=Feline Medical Curiosities: Facial Deformities |publisher=Messybeast.com |year=2007 |access-date=2008-11-29}}</ref>
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