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Synonyms for soft palate in English

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soft palate:
- soft palate; velum

English

Detailed Synonyms for soft palate in English

soft palate:

soft palate [the ~] noun

the soft palate

– a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking ¹
the soft palate; the velum
– a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking ¹
- soft palate [the ~] noun
- velum [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "soft palate":

velum; flap

Related Definitions for "soft palate":

a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking¹

Related Synonyms for soft palate

palate
soft

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University