roof of the mouth
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the hard inside surface at the top of the mouth
- The dentist examined the patient's palate, the roof of the mouth, for signs of oral abnormalities.
- She burned the roof of her mouth while eating hot soup, causing discomfort for several days.
- The speech therapist taught the child how to articulate sounds by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth.
- The roof of the mouth is composed of the hard palate at the front and the soft palate at the back.
- The singer struggled to hit high notes due to tension in the muscles of the roof of her mouth.
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