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