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There's a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they're mismatched. That's all it is. It's not complicated, it's not a neurosis. It's a mix-up. It's a birth defect, like a cleft palate.
Chaz Bono

Meaning of "cleft palate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEFT PALATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEFT PALATE

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Cleft palate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLEFT PALATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cleft palate

Cleft lip and palate

Cleft lip and cleft palate, which can also occur together as cleft lip and palate, are variations of a type of clefting congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial development during gestation. A cleft is a fissure or opening—a gap. It is the non-fusion of the body's natural structures that form before birth. Approximately 1 in 700 children born have a cleft lip or a cleft palate or both. In decades past, the condition was sometimes referred to as harelip, based on the similarity to the cleft in the lip of a hare, but that term is now generally considered to be offensive. Clefts can also affect other parts of the face, such as the eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and forehead. In 1976, Paul Tessier described fifteen lines of cleft. Most of these craniofacial clefts are even rarer and are frequently described as Tessier clefts using the numerical locator devised by Tessier. A cleft lip or palate can be successfully treated with surgery, especially so if conducted soon after birth or in early childhood.

Definition of cleft palate in the English dictionary

The definition of cleft palate in the dictionary is a congenital crack or fissure in the midline of the hard palate, often associated with a harelip.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEFT PALATE

cleavers
cleck
clecky
cleek
Cleese
Cleethorpes
cleeve
clef
cleft
cleft lip
cleg
Clegg
Cleggmania
cleidoic egg
cleik
Cleisthenes
cleistogamic
cleistogamous
cleistogamously
cleistogamy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEFT PALATE

alate
amygdalate
cardinalate
cephalate
chocolate
de-escalate
dealate
escalate
generalate
hard palate
intercalate
late
malate
oxalate
palate
phthalate
reescalate
soft palate
tantalate
terephthalate

Synonyms and antonyms of cleft palate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cleft palate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEFT PALATE

Find out the translation of cleft palate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cleft palate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cleft palate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腭裂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paladar hendido
570 millions of speakers

English

cleft palate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फांक तालु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحنك المشقوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волчья пасть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fenda palatina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাঁকা তালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fente palatine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelopak lekukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gaumenspalte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口蓋裂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구개열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lekas ​​lebet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hở hàm ếch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவு அண்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाटलेला टाळू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarık dudak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

palatoschisi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozszczep podniebienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вовча паща
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

palatoschizis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυκόστομα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gesplete verhemelte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gomspalt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ganespalte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleft palate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEFT PALATE»

The term «cleft palate» is regularly used and occupies the 87.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEFT PALATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cleft palate

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2 QUOTES WITH «CLEFT PALATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cleft palate.
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Chaz Bono
There's a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they're mismatched. That's all it is. It's not complicated, it's not a neurosis. It's a mix-up. It's a birth defect, like a cleft palate.
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Gale Gordon
My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEFT PALATE»

Discover the use of cleft palate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleft palate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Anomalies: Effects on Speech and ...
Designed as a how-to guide for the practicing clinician, this book emphasizes what students, clinicians new to this population, and any member of a cleft palate team need to know in the workplace.
Ann Kummer, 2007
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Cleft palate speech
This essential text provides a unique and comprehensive approach to cleft assessment, treatment, and management, with new and revised content that will keep you at the cutting edge of cleft lip and palate treatment and therapies.
Sally J. Peterson-Falzone, Mary A. Hardin-Jones, Michael P. Karnell, 2010
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Cleft Palate Speech: Assessment and Intervention
(1994) A phonetic framework for cross- linguistic analysis of cleft palate speech. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 8, 109–125. Bzoch, K.R. (1965) Articulation proficiency and error patterns of preschool cleft palate and normal children.
Sara Howard, Anette Lohmander, 2012
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Therapy Techniques for Cleft Palate Speech and Related Disorders
Therapy Techniques for Cleft Palate Speech and Related disorders gets straight to the point by identifying compensatory articulation patterns and providing step-by-step guidelines for their prevention and elimination.
Karen J. Golding-Kushner, 2001
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The clinician's guide to treating cleft palate speech
Accompanying CD-ROM includes video clips and audio clips requiring Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or higher.
Sally J. Peterson-Falzone, 2006
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Cleft palate speech management: a multidisciplinary approach
A Brandon Hill Title
Robert J. Shprintzen, Janusz Bardach, 1995
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The Cleft Palate Story
Designed as a reference for parents of children with clefts to provide information about clefts and what treatment is available.
Samuel Berkowitz, 2006
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A Parent's Guide to Cleft Lip and Palate
Describes the nature and cause of cleft lip and palate, emphasizing the positive outlook for successful treatment and the role parents and caregivers play
Karlind T. Moller, Clark D. Starr, Sylvia A. Johnson, 1990
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Management of Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World
This book explores the complex issues surrounding the management of cleft lip and palate in the Developing World, and aims to raise the profile of a condition commonly considered to be of only cosmetic importance in countries where infant ...
Michael Mars, Alex Habel, Debbie Sell, 2008
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Management of cleft lip and palate
This book the successor to Advances in the Management of Cleft Palate edited by Margaret Edwards and Tony Watson and published in 1980 but it is different enough for its publishers and editors to feel that its name should be changed.
Antony Charles Harington Watson, A. C. H. Watson, Debbie A. Sell, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEFT PALATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cleft palate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Howell Teen With Rare Condition Hopes To Spread Smile To Others
13-year-old David Deaton was born with a cleft palate and hearing impaired, requiring a series of surgeries that started when he was just three ... «WHMI, Jul 15»
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Camden's 10th birthday party was wet, wild and packed with friends
"Harley has a cleft palate so he knows how it feels to be different," said Groah. Darrell Corvin of Fincastle, along with assistant Jordan Sweeney, ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
3
Friends and Neighbors
... professorship at the Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children and Cleft Palate Research at the University of Illinois. «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
4
Good Day Chocolate raises $1.25M to help fuel nationwide launch …
... intends to donate a portion of proceeds to provide facial plastic surgeries for children in developing countries who need cleft palate surgery, ... «BizWest Media, Jul 15»
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NGO Offers Free Facial Surgery To 502 Patients
He explained that Cleft Palate refers to the opening at the roof of the mouth; it remains a challenge because even though not obvious, the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Remember The Politician Who 'Rehomed' Adopted Kids? He's Not …
She had a special need of a cleft palate only, no cleft lip so her facial appearance is not affected.” If those don't make you squirm, there's ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Meet the children who have had their lives turned around by Diverse …
When mum Sasha was allowed to see him the following day, she was given a long list of health problems her son had been born with, from a cleft palate to ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
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I tried to kill myself at the age of seven, says comedian who is facing …
She was born with a cleft palate so had to endure arduous speech lessons. She was also the victim of bullying for many years at the hands of ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
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Teen with cleft palate charity has garage sale items stolen
He told his mom he wanted to have a charity garage sale to raise awareness and help other children who are dealing with a cleft palate. «MyFOXPhilly.com, Jul 15»
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African kids smile at last
More than 200 cleft palate and lip surgeries in just one week - that's the brief for Operation Smile South Africa. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

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