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- Dictionarycleft/klɛft/
noun
- 1. a fissure or split, especially in rock or the ground: "the third peak is divided from the eastern one by a deep cleft" Similar
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3 days ago · A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle. A cleft palate occurs when the palate (the roof of the mouth) contains an opening into the nose. The term orofacial cleft refers to either condition
3 days ago · Cleavage is the narrow depression or hollow between the breasts of a woman. The superior portion of cleavage may be accentuated by clothing such as a low-cut neckline that exposes the division, and often the term is used to describe the low neckline itself, instead of the term décolletage.
2 days ago · The presynaptic terminal is separated from the neuron or muscle or gland cell onto which it impinges by a gap called the synaptic cleft. The synaptic cleft, presynaptic terminal, and receiving dendrite of the next cell together form a junction known as the synapse.
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2 days ago · At a chemical synapse each ending, or terminal, of a nerve fibre (presynaptic fibre) swells to form a knoblike structure that is separated from the fibre of an adjacent neuron, called a postsynaptic fibre, by a microscopic space called the synaptic cleft.
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3 days ago · The labia majora (singular: labium majus) are a pair of rounded folds of skin and adipose that are part of the external female genitalia. Their function is to cover and protect the inner, more delicate and sensitive structures of the vulva, such as the labia minora, clitoris, urinary orifice, and vaginal orifice.
5 days ago · One in every 700 newborn babies has cleft lip or cleft palate, according to the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association. Cleft lip and cleft palate, considered craniofacial conditions, are the most common birth defects in the U.S. A cleft lip is a gap or opening in the upper lip.
4 days ago · It is a small cone-shaped structure that projects downward from the brain, ending in the pituitary (infundibular) stalk, a tubular connection to the pituitary gland.
