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-ling1 suffix. of Gmc. orig., forming sbs. OE., OS., OHG. -
ling, ON. -
lingr, Goth, -
liggs, comp. of *
-ila-;
-EL1,
-LE1, and *
iŋga-;
-ING3, but treated as a simple suffix. In OE., added to sbs. to denote a person concerned with …, e.g.
hȳrling HIRELING; added to adjs. (occas. an adv.) to denote a person having the quality implied, e.g.
dēorling DARLING. In ON. the suffix was dim. in force, esp. in names of the young of animals, e.g.
gæslingr GOSLING. ME. and later formations on the same lines are
grayling,
nestling,
sapling; with unfavourable sense (since
c.1600), e.g.
groundling,
worldling. Formations on verb-stems are
changeling,
starveling,
suckling. Many new dim. formations appear from XVI, e.g.
lordling,
princeling.
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Cleft Lip and Palate
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Cleft Palate
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
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cleft lip and palate
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
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cleft palate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Cleft Lip Repair
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...typically the alveolar arch. An incomplete cleft involves only part of the lip. The Iowa system (which also classifies cleft palate) classifies cleft lip in five groups: Group I—clefts of the lip only Group II—...
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