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harelip

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harelip, congenital abnormality in which there is a cleft or split in the upper lip. There may be a single opening in the middle portion of the lip or an opening on each side. The condition frequently occurs along with a cleft palate cleft palate, incomplete fusion of bones of the palate. The cleft may be confined to the soft palate at the back of the mouth; it may include the hard palate, or roof of the mouth; or it may extend through the gum and lip, producing a gap in the teeth and a cleft
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, an opening in the roof of the mouth. Harelip is usually corrected by plastic surgery soon after birth.
harelip
a congenital cleft or fissure in the midline of the upper lip, resembling the cleft upper lip of a hare, often occurring with cleft palate

harelip [′her‚lip]
(medicine)
A congenital defect, sometimes hereditary, marked by an abnormal cleft between the upper lip and the base of the nose. Also known as cleft lip.


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This article focuses on all of the children who are disfigured at birth with a cleft palate and a harelip.
I discovered, to my surprise, that Alvaro Colom was born with a physical handicap, a harelip, and that he had surgery and took a long time to learn how to talk.
His life began in 1934 in SC born with a harelip with everything against him.
 
 
 
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