palatal

pala·tal (pal′it'l)

adjective

of the palate
Phonet.
1. articulated with the part of the tongue just behind the tip raised against or near the hard palate, as the consonants (y) in yes and (H) in German ich
2. designating a stop, fricative, etc. whose point of articulation is on or near the hard or soft palate, as (c̸h, j, s̸h, z̸h)
3. Rare front, as certain vowels

Etymology: Fr < L palatum, palate

noun

a palatal sound

pal′·a·tally adverb

Modifies a noun

root: There are no statistically significant differences between number of fused distobuccal and palatal roots between sexes.
flap: When used as an adjunct to free tissue transfer, the palatal island flap offers a reliable method for reconstructing large combination defects.
aspect: The upper canines are separated from the nasal cavity by a very thin bone plate on their medial or palatal aspect.
contour: Computer-Generated Study of the Correlation between Tooth, Face, Arch Forms, and Palatal Contour.

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