Noun: cleft lip kleft lip
- A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip
"The surgeon performed a successful repair of the child's cleft lip";
- harelip, cheiloschisis
Derived forms: cleft lips
Type of: birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disease, congenital disorder
Encyclopedia: Cleft lip