torus palatinus


torus

 [tor´us] (L.) a swelling or bulging projection.torus mandibula´ris a prominence sometimes seen on the lingual aspect of the mandible at the base of its alveolar part.torus palati´nus a bony protuberance sometimes found on the hard palate at the junction of the intermaxillary suture and the transverse palatine suture.

pal·a·tine to·rus

, torus palatinusan exostosis protruding from the midline of the hard palate.

tor·us pal·a·ti·nus

(tōr'ŭs pal'ă-tī'nŭs) A bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate.

tor·us pal·a·ti·nus

(tōrŭs pală-tīnŭs) Bony protuberance in midline of hard palate.
Synonym(s): maxillary torus.