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palatopharyngeal arches

palatopharyngeal arches is the plural of palatopharyngeal arch.

Meaning of palatopharyngeal arch

Noun

palatopharyngeal arch (plural palatopharyngeal arches)

  1. The more posterior of the two ridges of soft tissue at the back of the mouth on each side that curves downward from the uvula to the side of the pharynx forming a recess for the palatine tonsil as it diverges from the palatoglossal arch and that is composed of part of the palatopharyngeus with its covering of mucous membrane.

Questions about palatopharyngeal arches

What is palatopharyngeal arches the plural of?
Palatopharyngeal arches is the plural of palatopharyngeal arch.

Words near palatopharyngeal arches in the dictionary

  1. palatonares
  2. palatonaris
  3. palatonasal
  4. palatopharyngeal
  5. palatopharyngeal arch
  6. palatopharyngeal arches
  7. palatopharyngeals
  8. palatopharyngei
  9. palatopharyngeus
  10. palatopharynx
  11. palatoplasties

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