Phrase guide

cleft palate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences, teratology

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a congenital fissure of the hard palate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 齶裂 /腭裂 (èliè) — congenital opening in mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顎裂 /颚裂 (èliè) — congenital opening in mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腭裂 (èliè) — congenital opening in mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 颚裂 (èliè) — congenital opening in mouth
  • Finnish: suulakihalkio — congenital opening in mouth
  • Georgian: მგლის ხახა (mglis xaxa) — congenital opening in mouth
  • German: Gaumenspalte — congenital opening in mouth
  • German: Wolfsrachen — congenital opening in mouth
  • Hungarian: farkastorok — congenital opening in mouth
  • Hungarian: szájpadhasadék — congenital opening in mouth
  • Māori: ngutu riwha — congenital opening in mouth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ganespalte — congenital opening in mouth
  • Russian: во́лчья пасть (vólčʹja pastʹ) — congenital opening in mouth
  • Spanish: paladar hendido — congenital opening in mouth
  • Spanish: labio leporino — congenital opening in mouth
  • Spanish: cheuto — congenital opening in mouth
  • Swedish: gomspalt — congenital opening in mouth