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71cleft 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… …
72cleft sentence — noun : a sentence that emphasizes one part of a simple sentence (as “Kathy likes cognac”) typically by transforming it into two clauses with the noun phrase to be emphasized in the first clause if it begins with it (as in “It is cognac that Kathy …
73cleft infinitive — Split infinitive Split infinitive (Gram.) A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also {cleft infinitive}. Note: The use of the split infinitive is commonly considered to be… …
74cleft sentence — Gram. 1. a sentence in which a simpler sentence is paraphrased by being divided into two parts, each with its own verb, in order to emphasize certain information, esp. a sentence beginning with expletive it and a form of be followed by the… …
75cleft grafting — noun a method of grafting in which the scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manner that its bark evenly joins that of the stock …
76cleft lip — noun harelip See Also: cleft palate …
77cleft palate — noun An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined. See Also: cleft lip …
78cleft cheek — facial cleft caused by developmental failure of union between the maxillary and frontonasal prominences …
79cleft palate impression — an impression of the upper jaw made in patients with cleft palate, to be used in the prosthetic repair of the defect …
80cleft jaw — a cleft between the median nasal and maxillary prominences through the alveolus. Called also gnathoschisis …
