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cleft palate
 

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Noun cleft palate has 1 sense
  1. cleft palate - a congenital fissure of the hard palate
    --1 is a kind of     birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality

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Cleft Palate

Noun: A congenital split or opening in the roof of the mouth, caused by the failure of the two sides to fuse during prenatal development.

Example Sentence: The cleft palate made it difficult for the baby to suckle properly.

Adjective: Pertaining to or affected by a cleft palate.

Example Sentence: The child required numerous surgeries to correct the cleft palate condition.

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