Palatine process
palatine process n.
Either of a pair of horizontal plates of the upper jawbone that form the front portion of the roof of the mouth.
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- Palatine reflex
palatine reflex n. See palatal reflex.
- Palatine ridge
palatine ridge n. A low narrow elevation in the center of the hard palate, extending rearwards over the length of the mucosa of the hard palate.
- Palatine spine
palatine spine n. Any of the longitudinal ridges along the palatine grooves on the lower surface of the palatine process of the upper jawbone.
- Palatine tonsil
palatine tonsil n. See tonsil.
- Palatine vein
palatine vein n. A vein that drains the palatine regions and empties into the facial vein.