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51Cleft lip and palate — For other uses, see Cleft. Cleft lip and palate Classification and external resources …
52Cleft sentence — A cleft sentence is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence. Clefts typically put a particular constituent into focus. This focusing is often accompanied …
53Cleft 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… …
54Cleft lip — The presence of one or two vertical fissures (clefts) in the upper lip cleft lip can be on one side only (unilateral) or on both sides (bilateral) resulting from failure of the normal process of fusion of the lip to come to completion during… …
55Cleft 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 …
56Cleft of venus — Infobox Anatomy Name = Cleft of venus Latin = rima pudendi GraySubject = 270 GrayPage = 1265 Caption = Anterior view of human female pelvis, pubic hair shaved, indicating cleft of venus Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph =… …
57Cleft chin — Example of a cleft chin (William McKinley) Human jaw front view …
58Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland — The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is an Irish based support group for those born cleft lip and/or palate and their parents. It is a voluntary organisation and a registered charity.The Association was founded in 1981 and established… …
59cleft lip — noun a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip • Syn: ↑harelip, ↑cheiloschisis • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormalit …
60Cleft grafting — Grafting Graft ing n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to… …
