| ECP | ectrodactyly-cleft palate [syndrome]; effector cell precursor; endocardial potential; eosinophil cat... |
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| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
| pal | palate |
| SCE | secretory carcinoma of the endometrium; sister chromatid exchange; split hand-cleft lip/palate ectod... |
| SCP | single-celled protein; standard care plan; sodium cellulose phosphate; soluble cytoplasmic protein; ... |
| elevator muscle of soft palate | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, apex of petrous portion of temporal bone and lower part of cartilaginous auditory (eustachian) tube; insertion, aponeurosis of soft palate; action, raises soft palate; through the expansion of its fleshy belly during contraction, it helps to "push" open the auditory tube; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). Synonym: musculus levator veli palatini, elevator muscle of soft palate, levator palati muscle, musculus levator palati, musculus petrostaphylinus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| falling palate | Relaxation or elongation of the uvula. Synonym: falling palate, staphylodialysis, staphyloptosis, uvulaptosis. Origin: uvulo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |