Cleft lip and palate — For other uses, see Cleft. Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Cleft palate — An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully together from either side of the mouth and fuse, as they normally should, during embryonic development. The opening in the palate permits… … Medical dictionary
cleft palate — noun a congenital fissure of the hard palate • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * * * noun, pl ⋯ ates [count] medical : a split in the roof of the mouth that some… … Useful english dictionary
Cleft Lip and Palate Association — UK Charity No 1108160 First registered 1979 Expenditure 2006/7 The Cleft Lip and Palate Association also known as CLAPA is a charity registered in England and is the only UK wide voluntary organisation specifically helping those with, and… … Wikipedia
Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 — Cleft lip and palate associated transmembrane protein 1 Identifiers Symbols CLPTM1; External IDs … Wikipedia
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 palate — n. 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 … English World dictionary
cleft palate — cleft palates N VAR If someone has a cleft palate, they were born with a narrow opening along the roof of their mouth which makes it difficult for them to speak properly … English dictionary
cleft palate — n a split in the top of the inside of someone s mouth, that they are born with and that makes it difficult for them to speak clearly … Dictionary of contemporary English
cleft palate — noun count a medical condition in which there is a narrow space inside someone s mouth at the top, so that it is difficult for them to speak clearly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
