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harelipped

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hare⋅lip

  [hair-lip]
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–noun
1. a congenitally deformed lip, usually the upper one, in which there is a vertical fissure causing it to resemble the cleft lip of a hare.
2. the deformity itself.
Also called cleft lip.

Origin:
1560–70; hare + lip

Related forms:
harelipped, adjective
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hare·lip   (hâr'lĭp')   
n.  Cleft lip. No longer in scientific use.
hare'lipped' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hare·lip
Pronunciation: 'ha(&)r-'lip, 'he(&)r-
Function: noun
: CLEFT LIP —hare·lipped /-'lipt/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

harelip hare·lip (hâr'lĭp')
n.
See cleft lip.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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