Congenital Abnormality
facial cleft
Definitions related to cleft face:
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(facial cleft) A congenital abnormality consisting of an opening or gap in the face, which results from incomplete fusion of one or more of the embryonic facial prominences.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(facial cleft) A congenital malformation with a cleft (gap or opening) in the face.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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