Palate: alternatives and connections

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Palate

The roof of the mouth.

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Palatal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

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Palatal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

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Containing whole 1

Mouth 70% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Component part 1

Velum 70% connected

Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.

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