soft palate; velum
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Meanings
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soft palate; velum (the soft muscular posterior part of the roof of the mouth, consisting of connective tissue and muscle)
technicalAnatomical term referring to the movable muscular flap at the back of the hard palate. It rises during swallowing to close off the nasal cavity. See anatomical diagram on page 568 of the source dictionary, under 'Human Larynx'.
Ruǎn软
è腭
zài在
tūn吞
yàn咽
shí时
huì会
shàng上
tí提
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
shí食
wù物
jìn进
rù入
bí鼻
qiāng腔
。
The soft palate rises during swallowing to prevent food from entering the nasal cavity.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
shí时
fā发
xiàn现
tā他
de的
ruǎn软
è腭
yǒu有
xiē些
hóng红
zhǒng肿
。
The doctor noticed that his soft palate was somewhat red and swollen during the examination.
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Ruǎn软
è腭
yǔ与
yìng硬
è腭
gòng共
tóng同
gòu构
chéng成
le了
kǒu口
qiāng腔
de的
dǐng顶
bù部
。
The soft palate and hard palate together form the roof of the oral cavity.