| cleft lip |
A congenital cleft (groove) in the upper lip, resulting from a failure of parts of the face to join up during early growth in the womb.
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| cleft lip |
has several forms: Bilateral cleft lip is a cleft in both sides of the lip. Complete bilateral cleft lip involves two wide gaps in the upper lip and the alveolus of the upper jaw. Microform cleft is a small notch in the red part of the lip, an incomplete cleft lip. Unilateral cleft is a cleft on one side of the lip.
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