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Roof of the mouth

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palatenoun(figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
oral cavitynoun(anatomy) The cavity of the mouth, especially the part of the mouth behind the gums and teeth that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and by the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible.
mouthnoun(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
soft palatenoun(anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
buccal cavitynoun(of an animal) The oral cavity, bound by the cheeks of the face, the palate, and the flesh of the mandible, opening onto the mouth and the fauces, and containing the teeth, tongue, gums, and other structures.
rhinariumnounThe naked surface of skin around the external openings of the nostrils of the nose in most mammals, usually more or less moist and embossed.
labium superius orisnoun(anatomy) A fold of muscular tissue which forms the upper border of the mouth.
hard palatenounA thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.
nasal cavitynoun(anatomy) In higher vertebrates, a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.
uraniscusnoun(anatomy) The palate or roof of the mouth.
cavumnoun(anatomy) A recess or hollow.
ethmoid bonenounThe bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.
nose bridgenoun(of eyeglasses) The section of the frame that rests over the nose between both lenses.
upper airwaynoun(anatomy) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and epiglottis.
piriform aperturenoun(anatomy) The anterior opening of the nasal cavities in the skull.
ectocingulidnounA cingulid on the exterior of a tooth
vestibulenoun(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building.
uppernounThat which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
oronasopharynxnoun(anatomy) The mouth, nose and pharynx
roofing bonenounAny of the bones covering the brain, eyes, and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates.

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