cheilognathouranoschisis

noun

A cleavage of the lip, alveolar ridge and palate

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Meanings

nouncheilognathouranoschisis (usually uncountable, plural cheilognathouranoschises)

plural cheilognathouranoschises

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA cleavage of the lip, alveolar ridge and palate

    The criteria for inclusion in the patient group were: […] Craniofacial anomalies or syndromes, or any form of cheilognathouranoschisis

    2015 July 9, Andreas F. Hellak et al., “Influence of maxillary advancement surgery on skeletal and soft-tissue changes in the nose — a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study”, in Head & Face Medicine, volume 11, →DOI

Origin

From cheilo- + gnatho- + urano- + schisis.

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