soft palate

noun

the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech

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The Right Spot, as related in the chapter on Ichthyol, is either the vault of the pharynx or the upper surface of the soft palate.

The soft-palate is a structure which hangs from the posterior edge of the hard-palate.

Siegfried does not forge his sword, and at the same time think of his diaphragm or soft palate.

A similar diversity of opinion is found regarding the rules given for the position of the tongue and the soft palate.

The muscular movements of the larynx and soft palate are readily brought under control.

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