Cleft lip and cleft palate - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic A cleft lip is an opening or split in the upper lip that doesn't close fully when an unborn baby is developing in the womb Cleft lip may happen only on one side (unilateral) or both sides (bilateral) A baby with a cleft lip also may have a cleft in the roof of the mouth called a cleft palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate - Wikipedia Cleft lip is formed in the top of the lip as either a small gap or an indentation in the lip (partial or incomplete cleft), or it continues into the nose (complete cleft)
Cleft Lip Cleft Palate | Birth Defects | CDC Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth don't form properly In the United States, about 1 in 1,031 babies is born with cleft lip with or without cleft palate
Cleft - definition of cleft by The Free Dictionary 1 a space or opening made by cleavage; a split 2 a division formed by cleaving 3 a hollow area or indentation: a chin with a cleft v 1 a pt and pp of cleave 2 2 cloven; split; divided 3 (of plant parts, as a leaf) having divisions that extend more than halfway to the midrib or base