soft palate

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soft palate

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

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech

soft palate

See under palate.

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Noun

soft 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

Translations

soft palate n → palato molle

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