Diseases

Cleft Lip

Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Harelip
  • Cleft Lips
  • Harelips
  • Lip, Cleft
  • Lips, Cleft

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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 PALATE, do not also use ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE

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History Note

65; was HARELIP 1963-64

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Tree Numbers

  1. C07.465w.409.225w
  2. C07.465w.525.164w
  3. C07.650.525.164w
  4. C16w.131w.850.525.164w

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NLM Classification

WV 440

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cleft Lip. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002971. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002971
  2. Cleft Lip. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleft_lip
  3. Cleft Lip. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12050056