Ankyloblepharon - ectodermal defects - cleft lip/palate (Orphanet_1071) can be described as follows. Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate (AEC) syndrome is an ectodermal dysplasia syndrome (see this term) with defining features of ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum (AFA), ectodermal abnormalities and a cleft lip and/or palate. Also known as: AEC syndrome, Hay-Wells syndrome.