| hard palate n. The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate. |
hard palate
Noun
the bony front part of the roof of the mouth
| hard palate See under palate. |
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| Noun | 1. |  hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouthpalate, 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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