cleft lip
cleft lip · cleft lips
HarelipHarelip
US/ˌkleft ˈlɪp/
» Tom has a cleft lip.
Tom hat eine Lippenspalte.
У Тома заячья губа.
Meaning
1 sensesHarelip
More definitions
- a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip
Examples
6 sentencesTom has a cleft lip.
ruУ Тома заячья губа.
deTom hat eine Lippenspalte.
She has a cleft lip.
ruУ неё заячья губа.
deSie hat eine Hasenscharte.
He has a cleft lip.
ruУ него заячья губа.
deEr hat eine Hasenscharte.
A cleft lip or cleft palate is one of the most common birth defects worldwide.
Harelip is an older term, now seen as derogatory, for the condition known as cleft lip.
Forms
plural: cleft lips| Singular | cleft lip |
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| Plural | cleft lips |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip:harelipcheiloschisis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcleft palate