soft palate

English Thesaurus

1. a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking (noun.body)

hypernym	:	flap,
definition	:	a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body (noun.body)

part holonym	:	uvula,
definition	:	a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate (noun.body)

part meronym	:	palate, roof of the mouth,
definition	:	the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (noun.body)

derivation	:	velar,
definition	:	of or relating to the velum (adj.pert)

derivation	:	velar,
definition	:	of or relating to the velum (adj.pert)