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cleft palate  

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  • Cleft lip and cleft palate are congenital deformities that occur in the womb. Cleft lip is an abnormal fissure during development that fails to close the lip and leaves an opening or openings at birth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Cleft Lip and Palate]

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