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• Palato-alveolar

  [pal-uh-toh-al-vee-uh-ler] /ˌpæl ə toʊ ælˈvi ə lər/ Phonetics adjective 1. articulated with the blade or tip of the tongue approaching or touching the alveolar ridge and the main body of the tongue near the hard palate; having a primary alveolar articulation and a secondary palatal articulation. noun 2. a palato-alveolar sound, as (sh) or (ch).

• Palatoglossal

  palatoglossal pal·a·to·glos·sal (pāl’ə-tō-glô’səl) adj. Relating to the palate and the tongue.

• Palatoglossal arch

  palatoglossal arch n. Either of two ridges or folds of mucous membrane passing from the soft palate to the side of the tongue and enclosing the palatoglossus muscle.

• Palatoglossus muscle

  palatoglossus muscle pal·a·to·glos·sus muscle (pāl’ə-tō-glô’səs) n. A muscle, with insertion into the side of the tongue, with nerve supply from the pharyngeal plexus, and whose action raises the back of the tongue and narrows the fauces.

• Palatognathous

  palatognathous pal·a·tog·na·thous (pāl’ə-tŏg’nə-thəs) adj. Having a cleft palate.

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