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Getting Information on
Cleft Lip and Palate
The Basics:
What is a Cleft Lip and Palate?
Cleft palate: An opening in the roof of the mouth (the
palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come
fully together from either side of the mouth and fuse.
References:
www.cleftadvocate.org
www.medterms.com
www.techsurgery.org
Or contact Allison Spadaro at spadaro1@marshall.edu if you have
any questions or comments.
This presentation was created by Allison Spadaro, a student at Marshall University, in order to fulfill the requirements of
her CD 315 course. The contents of this piece contains information regarding her Multigenre Research Project on Cleft
Lip and Palate. Please visit her HOME page for more information. Last updated: August 12, 2003 @ 6:00 pm est
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