| cleavage |
The tendency of certain minerals to break along distinct planes in their crystal structures where the bonds are weakest. Cleavage is tested by striking or hammering a mineral, and is classified by the number of surfaces it produces and the angles between adjacent surfaces.
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| cleavage |
The process of cell division.
Ãâó: www.haveababy.com/learn/glossary.asp
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| cleft palate |
a congenital fissure at the roof of the mouth forming a communicating passageway between the mouth and nasal cavities. It may be unilateral or bilateral and complete or incomplete.
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| cleidoic |
Related to eggs completely enclosed in a shell. Particularly the physiological conditions and adaptations encountered within the egg, eg, metabolism, excretion, etc.
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| cleft palate |
a palate (roof of the mouth) with a congenital opening
Ãâó: medical.lpaonline.org/glossary/
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