Medical dictionary

Soft palate

Soft palate: The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone and so is soft.

Soft palate — Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Soft palate visible in lower right) … Wikipedia
Soft palate — Soft Soft (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft palate — 1> анат. мягкое небо, небная занавеска … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
soft palate — мягкое нёбо … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
soft palate — noun The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth. Syn: velum, muscular palate … Wiktionary
soft palate — noun Date: circa 1811 the fold at the back of the hard palate that partially separates the mouth from the pharynx … New Collegiate Dictionary
soft palate — n. the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum * * * … Universalium
soft palate — мягкое небо (анатомия) мягкое небо, небная занавеска … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
soft palate — См. palato molle … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
soft palate. — See under palate (def. 1). [1805 15] * * * … Universalium