CLEFT-PALATE
\klˈɛftpˈalət], \klˈɛftpˈalət], \k_l_ˈɛ_f_t_p_ˈa_l_ə_t]\
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A congenital defect of the hard palate, the soft palate, or both, due to the failure of the palate bones to unite in the median line during the process of development.
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A congenital deficiency of the p. in which there is a fissure involving the uvula and the soft p.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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