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Most developmental defects happen in the first trimester of pregnancy; for example, cleft palate, a potentially debilitating birth defect, occurs sometime before week nine for reasons that scientists don’t yet understand.
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Elliot’s mother had a bit of the hoarding tendencies evinced by his lead character, who grew up with a cleft palate.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
The infants had specific physical birth defects: cleft palate, unusually small heads, drooping eyelids, webbed toes and joints that weren’t fully developed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Even reconstructive surgery, such as fixing a cleft lip or cleft palate, was questionable.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
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Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Elliot’s mother had a bit of the hoarding tendencies evinced by his lead character, who grew up with a cleft palate.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
The infants had specific physical birth defects: cleft palate, unusually small heads, drooping eyelids, webbed toes and joints that weren’t fully developed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
Even reconstructive surgery, such as fixing a cleft lip or cleft palate, was questionable.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for cleft palate
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“Cleft palate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleft%20palate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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