Definition of Cheiloschisis

1. Noun. A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheiloschisis

cheilitis exfoliativa
cheilitis granulomatosa
cheilitis venenata
cheilo-
cheilocystidia
cheilocystidium
cheilognathoglossoschisis
cheilognathopalatoschisis
cheilognathouranoschisis
cheilophagia
cheiloplasties
cheiloplasty
cheilorrhaphy
cheiloschisis (current term)
cheilosis
cheilostomatoplasty
cheilotomy
cheir-
cheirarthritis
cheireme
cheiremes
cheiro-
cheirobrachialgia
cheirogaleidae
cheirognostic
cheirokinesthesia
cheirokinesthetic
cheirology

Literary usage of Cheiloschisis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Pediatrics by Eugen Graetzer (1905)
"Harelip (Labi urn Leporinum, cheiloschisis) belongs to the facial clefts (qv) and is produced by nonunion (unilateral or bilateral) of the ..."

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