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soft palate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

Equivalents

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Examples

“The part which is connected by a thin tendinous end⟳ to the tendinous membrane, that is extended above upon the soft palate, coming from the nostrils; and with that membrane seems to be inserted into the middle and posterior edge of the palate bones.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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