tensor veli palatini musclenoun [ C ]
specializeda muscle in the head that controls the soft palate (= the soft top part of the inside of the mouth)
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The mouth & throat
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- cricothyroid
- epiglottis
- glottis
- gob
- gullet
- gummy
- larynx
- mandibular
- mylohyoid
- orbicularis
- palate
- palatine
- salivary duct
- trout pout
- windpipe
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