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SOFT PALATE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The part of the palate lying posterior to the hard palate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Partie musculo-membraneuse formant, avec le palais dur, la voûte palatine.

CONT

Le palais mou fait suite au palais antérieur ou palais dur, il est suivi par la luette et de chaque côté par un pilier antérieur et un pilier postérieur entre lesquels se situe une amygdale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Boca
DEF

Tabique membranoso y musculoso situado en la parte posterior superior de la boca.

OBS

Parte de éste, la úvula, cuelga sobre la lengua.

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