cleft lip

/klɛft lɪp/
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Other forms: cleft lips

Definitions of cleft lip
  1. noun
    a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip
    synonyms: cheiloschisis, harelip
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    type of:
    birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder
    a defect that is present at birth
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