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Definition 2024

cleft_palate

cleft palate

English

Noun

cleft palate ‎(uncountable)

(teratology) An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.

Related terms

cleft lip

Translations

congenital opening in mouth

Chinese:
Mandarin: 齶裂 (zh), 顎裂 (zh), 腭裂 (zh), 颚裂 (zh) ‎(èliè)
Finnish: suulakihalkio (fi)

German: Hasenscharte (de) f
Maori: ngutu riwha
Spanish: paladar hendido m, labio leporino m