| 单词 | soft palate |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoft palate soft palate n. [after post-classical Latin palatum molle (1734 or earlier)] the posterior part of the palate, consisting of an arched fold of fibrous and muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane, which divides the oral and nasal parts of the pharynx; cf. hard palate n. at hard adj. and n. Compounds 4.Also called velum and veil of the palate. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > [noun] > palate > soft palate soft palate1749 velum1753 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. ii. 170 The soft Palate is drawn down in swallowing. 1890 H. Sweet Primer Phonetics 8 The roof of the mouth consists of two parts, the ‘soft’ and the ‘hard’ palate. 2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 2 Feb. d6/6 Injecting a chemical into the soft palate to create scar tissue..reduces snoring. < as lemmas |
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