cleft lip
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nounDefinition of CLEFT LIP
: a birth defect characterized by one or more clefts in the upper lip resulting from failure of the embryonic parts of the lip to unite
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circa 1882
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cleft lip
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CLEFT LIP
: a birth defect characterized by one or more clefts in the upper lip resulting from failure of the embryonic parts of the lip to unite—called also cheiloschisis
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