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a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
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The back, muscular (not bony) part of the roof of the mouth.
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| soft palate |
the muscular, movable part of the roof of the mouth. speech and language specialist - a professional who will perform a comprehensive speech evaluation to assess your child's communicative abilities and who will closely monitor your child throughout all developmental stages. speech disorder - defect or abnormality that prevents an individual from communicating by means of spoken words.
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| soft palate |
The part of the palate lying posterior to the hard palate, composed only of soft tissues without underlying bony support.
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| soft palate |
The back part of the roof of the mouth containing muscles and mucosa (pink "skin"). The Latin name for the soft palate is "velum".
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