cleft lip
noun
: 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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Even reconstructive surgery, such as fixing a cleft lip or cleft palate, was questionable.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
The East-West Shrine Bowl operates as a charity for the Shriners Foundation which focuses on providing elite medical care to children suffering from spinal conditions, orthopedic conditions, burns and cleft lip palate regardless of families’ abilities to pay.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2024
In the case of cleft lip and palate, the future of children’s faces are on the line.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
His Karya Alpha Omega Foundation provides free surgery for cataracts for thousands of Indonesians each year as well as for hernia and cleft lip repair.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
The East-West Shrine Bowl operates as a charity for the Shriners Foundation which focuses on providing elite medical care to children suffering from spinal conditions, orthopedic conditions, burns and cleft lip palate regardless of families’ abilities to pay.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2024
In the case of cleft lip and palate, the future of children’s faces are on the line.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
His Karya Alpha Omega Foundation provides free surgery for cataracts for thousands of Indonesians each year as well as for hernia and cleft lip repair.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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“Cleft lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleft%20lip. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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