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Pale
Light coloured or white.
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Palatoplegia
Paralysis of the soft palate.
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Palatoplasty
Plastic surgery of the roof of the mouth, e.g. to repair a cleft palate. Plastic surgery of the roof of the mouth, usually to correct cleft palate or other defects present at birth. Plastic surgery of the palate, usually to correct a cleft.
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Palatopharyngeal arch
A fold between the soft palate and the pharynx, posterior to the tonsil.
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Palatoglossal arch
A fold between the soft palate and the tongue, anterior to the tonsil.
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Palatine arch
A fold of tissue between the soft palate and the pharynx.
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Palatine
Referring to the palate. One of the bones forming the posterior part of the hard palate and lateral nasal wall between the interior pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone and maxilla.
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Palate bone
One of two bones which form part of the hard palate, the orbits of the eyes and the cavity behind the nose.
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Palatal
Referring to the palate.
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Painter’s colic
A form of lead poisoning caused, especially formerly, by working with paint.
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