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palatable
acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food. -
palatal
Anatomy. of or relating to the palate. -
palatography
a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound. -
cleft palate
If someone has a cleft palate, they were born with a narrow opening along the roof of their mouth which makes it difficult for them to speak properly. -
hard palate
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. -
soft palate
Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.