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Cleft Palate

see synonyms of cleft palate

Noun

1. cleft palate

a congenital fissure of the hard palate

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cleft Palate

see synonyms of cleft palate
noun
a congenital crack or fissure in the midline of the hard palate, often associated with a harelip

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Cleft Palate

see synonyms of cleft palate
a cleft from front to back along the middle of the palate, or roof, of the mouth, caused by the failure of the two parts of the palate to join in prenatal development

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cleft Palate

see synonyms of cleft palate
n.
A congenital fissure in the roof of the mouth, resulting from incomplete fusion of the palate during embryonic development. It may involve only the uvula or extend through the entire palate.

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