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hard palate
hard palaten. The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate.hard palate n (Anatomy) the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate pal•ate (ˈpæl ɪt) n. 1. the roof of the mouth in mammals, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior fleshy portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 2. the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 3. intellectual or aesthetic taste. [1350–1400; Middle English palat < Latin palātum] hard palate See under palate.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouthmaxilla, maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the craniumpalate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavitiessurface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" | Translationshard palate
hard palate the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate hard palate[′härd ¦pal·ət] (anatomy) The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth formed by paired palatine processes of the maxillary bones and by the horizontal part of each palate bone. hard palate
hard pal·ate [TA] 1. the anterior part of the palate, consisting of the bony palate covered above by the mucous membrane of the floor of the nasal cavity and below by the mucoperiosteum of the roof of the mouth, which contains the palatine vessels, nerves, and mucous glands; Synonym(s): palatum durum [TA]2. in cephalometrics, a line connecting the anterior and posterior nasal spines to represent the position of the bony palate. hard palaten. The relatively hard, bony anterior portion of the palate.hard pal·ate (hahrd pal'ăt) [TA] 1. The anterior part of the palate, consisting of the bony palate covered above by the mucous membrane of the floor of the nasal cavity and below by the mucoperiosteum of the roof of the mouth that contains the palatine vessels, nerves, and mucous glands. 2. cephalometrics A line connecting the anterior and posterior nasal spines to represent the position of the bony palate. hard pal·ate (hahrd pal'ăt) [TA] Anterior part of palate, consisting of bony palate covered above by mucous membrane of the floor of the nasal cavity and below by the mucoperiosteum of the roof of the mouth, which contains the palatine vessels, nerves, and mucous glands.AcronymsSeeHPhard palate Related to hard palate: soft palateWords related to hard palatenoun the bony part of the roof of the mouthRelated Words- maxilla
- maxillary
- upper jaw
- upper jawbone
- palate
- roof of the mouth
- surface
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