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cleft lip

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

an upper lip that does not join in the middle because it did not develop normally before birth: Bobby was born with a cleft lip.Physical irregularities
(Definition of cleft lip noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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