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cleft lip

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌcleft ˈlip noun [countable]  a split in someone’s upper lip, that they are born with 唇裂,兔唇
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cleft lipBut several sessions in the surgery can improve many scars, birth defects such as cleft lip, and deep frown lines.
ˌcleft ˈlip nounChineseSyllable
split a lip, are Corpus they in someone’s that born upper


cleft lip
ˌcleft ˈlip noun [countable]
a split in someone’s upper lip, that they are born with


cleft lipBrE /ˌkleft ˈlɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkleft ˈlɪp/ 🔊 nouna condition in which sb is born with their upper lip split 唇裂;兔唇