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oblique facial cleft — a rare form of facial cleft extending from the lip to the inner canthus of the eye. It may be superficial but usually separates the underlying bone and is associated with cleft lip, cleft palate, or lateral facial cleft. Called also meloschisis… … Medical dictionary
lateral facial cleft — transverse facial cleft extending from the angle of the mouth toward the ear. See also macrostomia … Medical dictionary
Cleft hand — Cleft hand, also known as lobster claw hand or split hand,[1] is a rare form of a congenital disorder in which the development of the hand is disturbed. It is a type I failure of formation – longitudinal arrest.[2] The central ray of the hand is… … Wikipedia
cleft cheek — facial cleft caused by developmental failure of union between the maxillary and frontonasal prominences … Medical dictionary
transverse facial cleft — lateral facial c … Medical dictionary
cleft face — see lateral facial cleft and oblique facial cleft, under cleft … Medical dictionary
Cleft lip and palate — For other uses, see Cleft. Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cleft lip and palate organisations — This is a list of cleft lip and palate organizations around the world. Contents 1 Africa 2 Australia 3 Canada 4 China 5 France … Wikipedia
Cleft chin — Example of a cleft chin (William McKinley) Human jaw front view … Wikipedia
cleft — A fissure. anal c. SYN: intergluteal c.. branchial clefts a bilateral series of slitlike openings into the pharynx through which water is drawn by aquatic animals; in the walls of the clefts are the vascular gill filaments that … Medical dictionary
