present participle of palate

(phonetics) The quality of being a palatal sound (a sound articulated at the hard palate).

(teratology) An abnormal condition in which the two plates of the skull that form the hard palate (roof of the mouth) are not completely joined.

(anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

A thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.

palatal expander

plural of hard palate

plural of palate expander

plural of cleft palate

plural of soft palate