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Descriptor English: Palate, Soft
Descriptor Spanish: Paladar Blando
Descriptor paladar blando
Entry term(s) velo del paladar
velo palatino
Scope note: Pliegue movible suspendido en el borde posterior del paladar duro. En el centro del borde inferior cuelga la úvula.
Descriptor Portuguese: Palato Mole
Descriptor French: Palais mou
Entry term(s): Palates, Soft
Palatinum, Velum
Soft Palate
Velum Palatinum
Tree number(s): A14.549.617.780
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010160
Scope note: A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Palate (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
DeCS ID: 10347
Unique ID: D010160
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/19
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Palate, Soft - Preferred
Concept UI M0015767
Scope note A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.
Preferred term Palate, Soft
Entry term(s) Palates, Soft
Palatinum, Velum
Soft Palate
Velum Palatinum



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