ruǎn
è

technical
noun
anatomical

Meaning of 软腭

软腭 means soft palate; velum (the soft muscular posterior part of the roof of the mouth, consisting of connective tissue and muscle). Pronounced ruǎn è.

  • soft palate; velum (the soft muscular posterior part of the roof of the mouth, consisting of connective tissue and muscle)

Definitions & Examples

Ruǎn
è
zài
tūn
yàn
shí
huì
shàng
 
fáng
zhǐ
shí
jìn
qiāng
 

The soft palate rises during swallowing to prevent food from entering the nasal cavity.

shēng
jiǎn
chá
shí
xiàn
de
ruǎn
è
yǒu
xiē
hóng
zhǒng
 

The doctor noticed that his soft palate was somewhat red and swollen during the examination.

Ruǎn
è
yìng
è
gòng
tóng
gòu
chéng
le
kǒu
qiāng
de
dǐng
 

The soft palate and hard palate together form the roof of the oral cavity.

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