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palatine aponeurosis

palatine aponeurosis noun: a thin fibrous lamella attached to the posterior part of the hard palate that supports the soft palate, includes the tendon of the tensor veli palatini, and supports the other muscles of the palate.

Noun

palatine aponeurosis (plural palatine aponeuroses)

  1. A thin fibrous lamella attached to the posterior part of the hard palate that supports the soft palate, includes the tendon of the tensor veli palatini, and supports the other muscles of the palate.

Forms of palatine aponeurosis

pluralpalatine aponeuroses

Questions about palatine aponeurosis

What does palatine aponeurosis mean?
Palatine aponeurosis means a thin fibrous lamella attached to the posterior part of the hard palate that supports the soft palate, includes the tendon of the tensor veli palatini, and supports the other muscles of the palate.
What part of speech is palatine aponeurosis?
Palatine aponeurosis is a noun.
What is the plural of palatine aponeurosis?
The plural of palatine aponeurosis is palatine aponeuroses.

Words near palatine aponeurosis in the dictionary

  1. Palatinate Forest
  2. Palatinate of the Rhine
  3. palatinate purple
  4. palatinates
  5. palatine
  6. palatine aponeurosis
  7. palatine arteries
  8. palatine artery
  9. palatine bone
  10. palatine bones
  11. palatine gland

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