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hard palate the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate hard palate [′härd ¦pal·ət] (anatomy) The anterior portion of the roof of the mouth formed by paired palatine processes of the maxillary bones and by the horizontal part of each palate bone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Other documented sites of involvement include the soft and hard palates, the mental regions in the oral cavity, and the gingival, mandibular, and sublingual glands. The mass extended into both the soft and hard palates and the right inferior turbinate, and it exhibited significant perineural invasion, including that of the orbital nerve. |
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