Soft Palate Definition

noun
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.
American Heritage Medicine
The soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum.
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Noun

Singular:
soft palate
Plural:
soft palates

Soft Palate Sentence Examples

  • The pronunciation of the Semitic Koph (Qof) was that of a velar guttural produced against the back part of the soft palate with great energy (hence called an "emphatic" sound).

  • These two soft palate ulcers, both surrounded by marked erythema, were the only mucosal lesions in this patient.

  • The buccal cavity can be isolated by the short soft palate which produces an extremely tight occlusion across the nasal pharynx.

  • The cleft can involve the soft palate alone, the hard palate alone or both.

  • These are fitted into the mouth to hold down the tongue and the soft palate.

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SSOSOF

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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