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hard palate
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hard palate
n.
The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate.
hard palate
n
(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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Noun1.hard palatehard 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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Other documented sites of involvement include the soft and hard palates, the mental regions in the oral cavity, and the gingival, mandibular, and sublingual glands.
Solitary fibrous tumor of the floor of the mouth: case report and ... by O'Leary, Gerard / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The mass extended into both the soft and hard palates and the right inferior turbinate, and it exhibited significant perineural invasion, including that of the orbital nerve.
Primary adenocarcinoma of the maxillary sinus simulating an ... by Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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