cleft
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The medical term for my ailment is an asymmetrical gluteal cleft, though requests to fix it are far less common than those to eliminate cellulite, flatten the tummy, or augment the breasts.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026
Reported problems include spina bifida, cleft palate, and a range of intellectual, communication, behavior and memory disorders.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025
Three-month-old Sana, the youngest baby on the ward, has malnutrition, acute diarrhoea and a cleft lip.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025
“It certainly happened to me,” said Schimberg, who has a cleft palate.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
The cleft in the rock is smaller than I remember it, the slope at its far end shallower.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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