CLEFT PALATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cleft palate mean? 

• CLEFT PALATE (noun)
  The noun CLEFT PALATE has 1 sense:

1. a congenital fissure of the hard palate

  Familiarity information: CLEFT PALATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEFT PALATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital fissure of the hard palate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cleft palate" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

 Context examples 

Other signs and symptoms include scoliosis, spina bifida, cleft palate, and rib malformations.

(Klippel-Feil Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The A strain mouse has an albino coat (genotype a,b,c) and is susceptible to carcinogen-induced lung adenomas and cleft palate formation in response to cortisone.

(A/J Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital malformation characterized by micrognathia, posterior retraction of the tongue, and cleft palate.

(Pierre Robin Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Children with a cleft lip or a cleft palate often have problems with feeding and talking.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Representative examples include inflammation, fibroepithelial polyp, and cleft palate.

(Non-Neoplastic Oral Cavity Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

In this mouse model, cleft palate formation can be induced by cortisone while alloxan treatment induces diabetes in a high percentage of CF-1 mice.

(CF-1 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital abnormality consisting of one or more clefts (splits) in the upper lip, which may be accompanied by a cleft palate; it is the result of the failure of the embryonic parts of the lip to fuse.

(Cleft Lip, NCI Thesaurus)

With a cleft palate, the tissue that makes up the roof of the mouth does not join correctly.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Children with a cleft lip also can have a cleft palate.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A baby can have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or both.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)