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Choose the option that best matches the description given. An abnormal opening in the roof of the mouth, present from birth, is called a​

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A cleft palate (PAL-it) is when a baby is born with an opening (a cleft) in the roof of the mouth. This leaves a hole between the nose and the mouth.

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