Cleft jaw

Japanese: 顎裂 - がくれつ
Cleft jaw

…When we talk about cleft lip, we usually mean the upper lip; the lower lip is very rare. Cleft lip may occur alone or in conjunction with a cleft of the alveolar bone (cleft alveolus) or with a cleft of the palate (cleft palate). It is most often unilateral (usually the left side), but it can sometimes be bilateral. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "jaw cleft" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…唇裂といえば通常,上唇裂をいい,下唇裂は非常にまれである。唇裂は単独に発生するほか,歯槽骨の破裂(顎裂)を伴ったり,さらに口蓋の破裂(口蓋裂)と合併することがある。片側(左側が多い)のことが多いが,ときに両側性にも起こる。…

※「顎裂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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