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| cleft pal·ate (plural cleft pal·ates) |
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gap in roof of mouth: a congenital fissure along the midline of the roof of the mouth. It is caused by a failure of the two sides of the hard palate to meet and fuse during fetal development and is often associated with a cleft lip.
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