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Meanings of cleft velum in English

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fisura palatina

Orofacial cleft characterized by a fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion of the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate.

        fisura palatina

        Cleft velum is a fissure type embryopathy that affects in varying degrees the soft palate.

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              Examples for "cleft palate"
              Examples for "cleft palate"
              1
              All cases were children with cleft lip with or without cleft palate.
              Pubmed
              2
              A scar on his upper lip suggested a surgically repaired cleft palate.
              Bones Are Forever
              3
              Scientists do not understand why cleft palate and other craniofacial birth defects occur.
              Wired
              4
              The second patient, a 4-year-old girl with a cleft palate, developed palatine mucinosis.
              Pubmed
              5
              Clinical examination revealed a cleft palate with a protruding polypoid mass.
              Pubmed
              Translations for cleft velum