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cheilognathopalatoschisis

cheilognathopalatoschisis noun: a congenital craniofacial defect in which the lip, upper jaw, and palate do not fully fuse during fetal development, resulting in a cleft or split.

Noun

cheilognathopalatoschisis (usually uncountable, plural cheilognathopalatoschises)

  1. (usually) A congenital craniofacial defect in which the lip, upper jaw, and palate do not fully fuse during fetal development, resulting in a cleft or split.

Forms of cheilognathopalatoschisis

pluralcheilognathopalatoschises

Origin of cheilognathopalatoschisis

From cheilo- + gnatho- + palato- + schisis.

Questions about cheilognathopalatoschisis

What does cheilognathopalatoschisis mean?
Cheilognathopalatoschisis means a congenital craniofacial defect in which the lip, upper jaw, and palate do not fully fuse during fetal development, resulting in a cleft or split.
What part of speech is cheilognathopalatoschisis?
Cheilognathopalatoschisis is a noun.
What is the plural of cheilognathopalatoschisis?
The plural of cheilognathopalatoschisis is cheilognathopalatoschises.

Words near cheilognathopalatoschisis in the dictionary

  1. cheilocystidium
  2. cheilodactylid
  3. cheilodactylids
  4. cheilodromous
  5. cheilognathopalatoschises
  6. cheilognathopalatoschisis
  7. cheilognathouranoschises
  8. cheilognathouranoschisis
  9. cheilophagia
  10. cheiloplastic
  11. cheiloplasties

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