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Soft Palate

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Soft Palates
possessive
Soft Palate's
pluralpossessive
Soft Palates'