proboscis lateralis

proboscis lateralis
a rare congenital deformity marked by absence of the medial and lateral nasal processes and the globular processes; on the affected side, the nasal cavity, choana, and nasal bones are absent and there is a tubular appendage (proboscis) above the medial canthus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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