soft palate
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soft palate
noun soft palates
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The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
The part which is connected by a thin tendinous end to the tendinous membrane, that is extended above upon the soft palate, coming from the nostrils; and with that membrane seems to be inserted into the middle and posterior edge of the palate bones.
Similar: velum, muscular palate
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noun tissue
| Español | velo del paladar, paladar blando |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연구개 yeon'gugae |
| 日本語 | 軟口蓋 nankōgai |
| 中文 | 軟齶 /软腭 ruǎn'è, 軟口蓋 /软口盖 ruǎnkǒugài |
| Português | palato mole |
| Français | voile du palais, palais mou |
| Deutsch | Gaumensegel, weicher Gaumen, Velum |
| Italiano | palato molle, velo palatino, velopendulo |
| Română | palat moale, vălul palatin |
| Русский | мя́гкое нёбо mjáxkoje njóbo, за́днее нёбо zádneje njóbo |
| العربية | حَنَك رَخُو ḥanak raḵū |
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title = {soft palate},
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