/?kleft ?l?p/anupperlipthat does notjoinin themiddlebecause it did notdevelopnormallybeforebirth:唇裂，兔唇Bobby wasbornwith acleftlip.博比生下来就是兔唇。(Definition ofcleft lipfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
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cleft lipAssociation of genetic variation of the transforming growth factor alpha gene withcleftlipand palate.From theCambridge English CorpusLincoln suffered from what one modern commentator has called a complex speech and language disorder related to some form of acleftlipor palate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His cardiac lesion and bilateralcleftlipand palate had been antenatally diagnosed by ultrasonography at 20 weeks gestation.From theCambridge English CorpusBecause of the controversy surrounding these issues,cleftlipand palate surgery is the subject of planned multi-centre clinical trials with long-term follow-up.From theCambridge English CorpusThe author used a mail survey to explore how plastic surgeons handle the issue of prenatal diagnosis ofcleftlipand palate.From theCambridge English CorpusFor example, doctors usually regardcleftlipand palate, which can be found in pregnancy (by ultrasound), as an example of a mild malformation.From theCambridge English CorpusThe relative prevalence ofcleftlipalone varies however, both within and between different racial groups.From theCambridge English CorpusFailure of these processes may cause acleftlip.From theCambridge English CorpusFacial cleft abnormalities may therefore be associated with brain abnormalities, the most extreme example being mediancleftlipand lack of hemispheric fusion (ie holoprosencephaly).From theCambridge English CorpusAn example of this would be the detection of a baby with acleftlipand palate following delivery.From theCambridge English CorpusLong-term follow up study of survival associated withcleftlipand palate at birth.From theCambridge English CorpusHowever, the longterm psychological management of a child with acleftlipand/or palate continues to be important at all levels of the service.From theCambridge English CorpusEarly predictors of attachment in infants withcleftlipand/or palate.From theCambridge English CorpusDefects in fusion of the mandibular swellings and palatine shelves would result in median cleft of the lower lip and jaw andcleftlipand palate respectively.From theCambridge English CorpusA preliminary study of facial growth and morphology in unoperated male unilateralcleftlipand palate subjects at 13 years of age.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/cleft-lip##
