Cleft is a noun.
A cleft team consists of specialists in the management of babies with clefts and includes surgeons as well as nurses and speech therapists
Cleft palate limits the ability of an infant to suck, which may lead to malnutrition, and causes speech problems in childhood.
D. C. Spriestersbach has written: 'Psychosocial aspects of the \\' -- subject(s): Cleft palate, Disfigured persons, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Cleft palate, Psychology 'Cleft palate and communication' -- subject(s): Cleft palate, Speech disorders
As well as unilateral or bilateral, cleft lips are further classified as complete or incomplete. A complete cleft is the entire lip, and usually the alveolar arch. An incomplete cleft involves only part of the lip.
cleft
part of speech
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
Veronica Jane Russell has written: 'Speech development in children with cleft lip and palate'
"Ear disease and dental problems occur frequently, as do problems with proper speech development. Children who suffer from a cleft lip and/or cleft palate may have difficulty eating. To address these issues, a child and family may work with a team of specialists - a pediatrician, a plastic surgeon, dental specialists, an otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist), a speech-language pathologist and audiologist, a geneticist and a psychologist/social worker." - all content courtesy of OperationSmile.org (see link below for more information on cleft lip/palates)
Cleft chin is a genetic defect. It is the result of the chin bone never forming together. Cleft chins are genetic. It is passed down from parent to child. Cleft chin is the most predominate among people of germanic and west slavic (i.e., polish) ethnicities. Notably the former prussian areas of Poland. It is very common in that part of the world and among descendants of people originating in that part of europe.
Babies may have cleft lips with or without cleft palates. Cleft palates may also occur without cleft lips
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