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Metazoan
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The term Metazoa (from Ancient Greek $\mu\epsilon\tau\acute{\alpha}$ meta, "after" or "beyond," and $\zeta\tilde{\omega}o\nu$ zōon, "animal") denotes the informal clade encompassing all multicellular animals (Metazoa). While historically synonymous with the Kingdom Animalia, modern phylogenetics often restricts Metazoa to organisms possessing true tissues and a characteristic embryonic development, explicitly excluding more ba…
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Palate
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Cleft Palate
A cleft palate results from the failure of the palatal shelves to fuse during embryonic development, leaving an opening between the oral cavity and nasal cavities. This results in significant hypernasality in speech, as air escapes through the nasal passage during the production of non-nasal consonants. Furthermo…