CLEFT LIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cleft lip mean? 

• CLEFT LIP (noun)
  The noun CLEFT LIP has 1 sense:

1. a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip

  Familiarity information: CLEFT LIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLEFT LIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cheiloschisis; cleft lip; harelip

Hypernyms ("cleft lip" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

 Context examples 

Some birth defects like cleft lip or neural tube defects are structural problems that can be easy to see.

(Birth Defects, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1-like protein (538 aa, ~62 kDa) is encoded by the human CLPTM1L gene.

(Cleft Lip and Palate Transmembrane Protein 1-Like Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Cleft lip and palate are a common facial birth defect.

(Facial Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

It manifests with growth developmental abnormalities, cleft lip, and abnormal skull and facial characteristics.

(Fetal Hydantoin Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A baby can have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or both.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

This allele, which encodes cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1-like protein, may be involved in the regulation of apoptosis.

(CLPTM1L wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include inflammation and cleft lip.

(Non-Neoplastic Lip Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Some, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common of all birth defects.

(Craniofacial Abnormalities, NIH)

Cleft lip surgery is usually done before age 12 months, and cleft palate surgery is done before 18 months.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth do not form properly.

(Cleft Lip and Palate, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)