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Preferred term

Palate, Soft  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.

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Entry terms

  • Soft Palate
  • Velum Palatinum

In other languages

  • French

  • Velum palatinum
  • Voile du palais

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R0P3139H-4

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