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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Lip Diseases > Cleft Lip
Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Mouth Abnormalities > Cleft Lip
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Cleft Lip
Stomatognathic Diseases > Stomatognathic System Abnormalities > Mouth Abnormalities > Cleft Lip

Preferred term

Cleft Lip  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Harelip
  • Harelips

Note

  • do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; when with CLEFT PALATE, do not also use ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE

Scope note

  • Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.

History note

  • 65; was HARELIP 1963-64

In other languages

  • huulihalkio

    Finnish

  • cheiloschisis
  • keiloskiisi
  • labium fissum
  • ristihuuli
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön huulihalkio
  • Läppspalt

    Swedish

  • Harläpp
  • Harmynthet

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002971

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