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Noun: cleft palate  kleft pa-lut
  1. A congenital fissure of the hard palate

Derived forms: cleft palates

Type of: birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disease, congenital disorder

Encyclopedia: Cleft palate

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