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retropalatal

retropalatal adjective: behind the palate.

Adjective

retropalatal (not comparable)

  1. Behind the palate
    • Although obstruction may occur at any point in the pharynx, it is most frequently observed in either the retropalatal and/or the retroglossal regions [ 57 ].2015 July 4, Vilma E. Ortiz, Jean Kwo, “Obesity: physiologic changes and implications for preoperative management”, in BMC Anesthesiology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of retropalatal

From retro- + palatal.

Questions about retropalatal

What does retropalatal mean?
Retropalatal means behind the palate.
What part of speech is retropalatal?
Retropalatal is an adjective.

Words near retropalatal in the dictionary

  1. retroorbitary
  2. retropack
  3. retropackage
  4. retropackages
  5. retropacks
  6. retropalatal
  7. retropalpebral
  8. retropancreatic
  9. retropancreaticoduodenal
  10. retropannage
  11. retroparticle

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