cleft palate
Noun

cleft palate (plural cleft palates)

  1. (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 Translations
  • German: Hasenscharte
  • Spanish: paladar hendido, labio leporino



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