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Name

Palate

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Definition

The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate). The palate separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity and nasopharynx.

Resource

Title: National Cancer Institute
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Alternate Names

Roof of mouth

Abstractor Notes

None

Histology

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Primary Sites

C059 Palate, NOS
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