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Soft palate   /sɑft pˈælət/   Listen
Soft palate

noun
1.
A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.  Synonym: velum.





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"Soft palate" Quotes from Famous Books



... the twins so funny that Alfaretta, who always was kind of flighty, made a little noise with her soft palate and tried to pass it off for a cough. Luanna May poked her in the ribs with her elbow, and Mrs. Rowan spoke up quite loud: "Why, Pa, how you go on! I wasn't but a minute, an' you hardly ever come before halfpast. And furthermore, mister, ...
— Back Home • Eugene Wood


Words linked to "Soft palate" :   roof of the mouth, uvula, flap, palate, velum


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