the soft palate

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• Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… …   Wikipedia

• Soft palate — Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Soft palate visible in lower right) …   Wikipedia

• Soft palate — The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone and so is soft. * * * soft palate n the membranous and muscular fold suspended from the posterior margin of the hard palate and… …   Medical dictionary

• Soft palate — Soft Soft (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• soft palate — n. the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum * * * …   Universalium

• soft palate — n. the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum …   English World dictionary

• soft palate — n the soft part at the back of the top of your mouth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• soft palate — ► NOUN ▪ the fleshy, flexible part towards the back of the roof of the mouth …   English terms dictionary

• soft palate — noun The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth. Syn: velum, muscular palate …   Wiktionary

• soft palate — noun Date: circa 1811 the fold at the back of the hard palate that partially separates the mouth from the pharynx …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• soft palate — noun (C) the soft part of the back of the top of your mouth …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English