Meaning

1 senses

  1. An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.

    Gaumenspalte, Wolfsrachen

    во́лчья пастьvólčʹja pastʹ

More definitions
  • a congenital fissure of the hard palate

Examples

2 sentences

  1. A cleft lip or cleft palate is one of the most common birth defects worldwide.

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  2. Alveolar bone grafting is part of the reconstructive surgery process for patients with a cleft lip and palate.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
congenital opening in mouth:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
congenital opening in mouth:

Forms

plural: cleft palates
Singularcleft palate
Pluralcleft palates

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cleavercleftclemencyclementclementineclenchC1

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