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  • cleft palate

    …congenital deformity in which the palatal shelves (in the roof of the mouth) fail to close during the second month of prenatal life. Cleft palate can exist in varying degrees of severity, ranging from a fissure of only the soft palate to a complete separation of the entire palate, including…

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    …congenital deformity in which the palatal shelves (in the roof of the mouth) fail to close during the second month of prenatal life. Cleft palate can exist in varying degrees of severity, ranging from a fissure of only the soft palate to a complete separation of the entire palate, including…

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