has part has part characteristic of inheres in has modifier Cleft palate Cleft soft palate SNOMEDCT_US:253997002 Cleft velum Cleft muscular palate Cleft of the soft palate (also known as the velum, or muscular palate) as a result of a developmental defect occurring between the 7th and 12th week of pregnancy. Cleft soft palate can cause functional abnormalities of the Eustachian tube with resulting middle ear anomalies and hearing difficulties, as well as speech problems associated with hypernasal speech due to velopharyngeal insufficiency. UMLS:C0432098 Cleft of soft palate HP:0000185 Abnormal soft palate morphology abnormal closure incomplete soft palate