Diseases

Cleft Palate

Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital fissure of the soft and/or hard palate, due to faulty fusion.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Cleft Palates
  • Palate, Cleft
  • Palates, Cleft
  • Cleft Palate, Isolated

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; when with CLEFT LIP, do not also use ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE

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Tree Numbers

  1. C05w.500.460w.185w
  2. C05w.660w.207w.540.460w.185w
  3. C07.320.440w.185w
  4. C07.465w.525.185w
  5. C07.650.500.460w.185w
  6. C07.650.525.185w
  7. C16w.131w.621w.207w.540.460w.185w
  8. C16w.131w.850.500.460w.185w
  9. C16w.131w.850.525.185w

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NLM Classification

WV 440

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cleft Palate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002972
  2. Cleft Palate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_palate
  3. Cleft Palate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3889390