Sentence examples for as a cleft from inspiring English sources

Invention and innovation have about as much in common as a cleft stick and Federal Express.

The clinical presentation of this disorder falls along a broad spectrum, with defects as minor as a cleft lip or as severe as cyclopia (one eye).

His burning tears and raw need are hard to watch; for all his tough talk, Stanley also needs Stella as a "cleft in the rock of the world" to climb into, as Blanche so mournfully puts it, which is why he'll fight dirty to keep her to himself.

Cervical spondylolysis, which is defined as a cleft between the superior and inferior articular facets of the articular pillar, is a rare condition.

Other researchers had previously tied two of the other genes, one on chromosome 2 and one on chromosome 3, to facial problems such as a cleft lip or misformed jaws.

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In the former, known also as diarthrosis, a cleft occurs between the free surfaces of two skeletal parts; during movements these surfaces slide on each other.

Whether we realize it or not, most of us have a knee-jerk reaction when we see someone with a facial disfigurement, such as psoriasis, a cleft lip, or a birthmark.

Children were included if they had diagnostic codes for a cleft as well as procedure codes for a primary surgical cleft repair.

Such disorders are responsible for an unknown fraction of cases of mental retardation and autism as well as birth defects like a cleft palate or heart and kidney defects.

VPI can occur as a consequence of a cleft palate as an isolated malformation.