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CLEFT PALATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A congenital fissure of the hard palate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cleft palate" is a kind of...):
birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)
Context examples:
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth do not form properly.
(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Cleft lip surgery is usually done before age 12 months, and cleft palate surgery is done before 18 months.
(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
