soft palate

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noun

a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
• Syn:
velum
• Derivationally related forms:
velar (for: velum)
• Hypernyms:
flap
• Part Holonyms:
palate, roof of the mouth
• Part Meronyms:
uvula