Anatomy
hard palate Audio
hard pal·ate [ ... pal-et ]
Subclass of:
Palate; Jaw
Definitions related to hard palate:
  • (palate, hard) The part of the roof of the mouth supported by bone.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The bony anterior part of the roof of the mouth separating the nose from the mouth.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (palate, hard) The anteriorly located rigid section of the PALATE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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