hard palate; bony front part of roof of mouth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hard palate; the bony anterior part of the roof of the mouth
Anatomical term referring to the front part of the palate that is composed of bone (maxilla and palatine bone) covered by mucous membrane.
Yīng婴
ér儿
de的
yìng硬
è腭
zài在
chū出
shēng生
qián前
jiù就
yǐ已
jīng经
xíng形
chéng成
。
An infant's hard palate is already formed before birth.
Yìng硬
è腭
liè裂
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiān先
tiān天
xìng性
kǒu口
qiāng腔
jī畸
xíng形
。
Cleft hard palate is a common congenital oral deformity.
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Yī医
shēng生
yòng用
kǒu口
jìng镜
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
huàn患
zhě者
de的
yìng硬
è腭
hé和
ruǎn软
è腭
。
The doctor examined the patient's hard and soft palates using a mouth mirror.