Meanings
nouncleft palate (plural cleft palates)
plural cleft palates
- medicineAn abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 齶裂 /腭裂, 顎裂 /颚裂
- 齶裂 /腭裂 (èliè)congenital opening in mouth
- 顎裂 /颚裂 (èliè)congenital opening in mouth
- 腭裂 (èliè)congenital opening in mouth
- 颚裂 (èliè)congenital opening in mouth
Finnish suulakihalkio
- suulakihalkiocongenital opening in mouth
German Gaumenspalte, Wolfsrachen
- Gaumenspaltecongenital opening in mouth
- Wolfsrachencongenital opening in mouth
Hungarian farkastorok, szájpadhasadék
- farkastorokcongenital opening in mouth
- szájpadhasadékcongenital opening in mouth
Māori ngutu riwha
- ngutu riwhacongenital opening in mouth
Norwegian Bokmål ganespalte
- ganespaltecongenital opening in mouth
Russian во́лчья пасть
- во́лчья пасть (vólčʹja pastʹ)congenital opening in mouth
Spanish paladar hendido, labio leporino
- paladar hendidocongenital opening in mouth
- labio leporinocongenital opening in mouth
- cheutocongenital opening in mouth
Swedish gomspalt
- gomspaltcongenital opening in mouth
Cite this entry
APA
cleft palate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20palate
MLA
“cleft palate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20palate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleft palate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20palate.
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