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"palatal index"adjectiverelating to or lying near the palate
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adjectiveproduced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ``y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ``ch' in ``chin' or ``j' in ``gin')
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nouna semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word ``yeast')
Definition that contains palatal
- tilde a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
- ppp surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
- palatopharyngoplasty surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
- uppp surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
- uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)