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soft palate
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soft palate
n.
The movable fold, consisting of muscular fibers enclosed in a mucous membrane, that is suspended from the rear of the hard palate and closes off the nasal cavity from the oral cavity during swallowing or sucking.
soft palate
Noun
the fleshy part at the back of the roof of the mouth
soft palate
See under palate.
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Noun1.soft palatesoft palate - a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
velum
uvula - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
palate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
flap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
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