oblique facial cleft

oblique facial cleft
a rare form of facial cleft extending from the lip to the inner canthus of the eye. It may be superficial but usually separates the underlying bone and is associated with cleft lip, cleft palate, or lateral facial cleft. Called also meloschisis and prosopoanoschisis.

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