Definition of Clefts. Meaning of Clefts. Synonyms of Clefts

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Definition of Clefts

Cleft
Cleft Cleft (kl[e^]ft), imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
Cleft
Cleft Cleft, a. 1. Divided; split; partly divided or split. 2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
Cleft
Cleft Cleft, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel. kluft cleft, Dan. kl["o]ft, G. kluft. See Cleave to split and cf. 2d Clift, 1st Clough.] 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21. 2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood. 3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Branchial clefts. See under Branchial. Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.

Meaning of Clefts from wikipedia

- Nonsyndromic clefts, which are not as common as syndromic clefts, also have a genetic cause. Genetic factors contributing to cleft lip and cleft palate formation...
- analysis of it-clefts and wh-clefts in English, and Calude 2009 for an investigation of clefts in spoken English. In English, it-clefts consist of the...
- facial cleft is an opening or gap in the face, or a malformation of a part of the face. Facial clefts is a collective term for all sorts of clefts. All...
- Look up cleft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cleft is an opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation. Cleft may refer to: Cleft lip and palate, a...
- The intergluteal cleft or just gluteal cleft, also known by a number of synonyms, including natal cleft and cluneal cleft, is the groove between the buttocks...
- Cleft lip and clip palate is an "umbrella term" for a heterogeneous collection of orofacial clefts. It includes clefting of the upper lip, the maxillary...
- her story to the rest of the Clefts, the two tribes soon came into contact with each other. The matriarchs of the Clefts, however, feared the "monsters"...
- the intercellular clefts is about 20 nm outside the junctional region (i.e. in the larger part of the clefts). In intercellular clefts of capillaries, it...
- Inglis. Type I clefts extend down to the vocal cords; Type II clefts extend below the vocal cords and into the cricoid cartilage; Type III clefts extend into...
- first, third, or fourth clefts, and their location and the location of ****ociated fistulas differs accordingly. Most branchial cleft cysts present in late...