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hard palate

The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate.

hard palate

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate

hard palate

See under palate.

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Noun

hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouth

maxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

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hard palate (redirected from bony palate)

hard palate
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