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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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As a child he'd bring home the weirdest little friends, kids with eye-patches, with harelips, with ears so cauliflowered they looked more like donuts than ears.
Anastasis sails to developing countries, and when the she docks, the staff on board carry out cosmetic surgery to rectify disfigurements and ailments, such as harelips, third degree burns and non-malignant tumours It was while she was in Sierra Leone that she learned of her OBE.
Criminals may use the stigma as a way to justify their career choices, much the way those with scars and harelips may justify their decisions.
 
 
 
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