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Identification
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| Official Latin term |
crista palatopharyngea (par)
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| Official subsidiary term | palatopharyngeal ridge (pair) |
| Unit identifier | TAH:U2477 |
| Unit type | pair |
| Materiality | immaterial |
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Taxonomic definition
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| Encyclopedic definition | a horizontal ridge that appears on the posterior wall of the pharynx during swallowing, produced by contraction of the palatopharyngeal sphincter; it also occurs during speech in persons with cleft palate. |
Partonomy
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| TAH:E10200 |
corpus humanum top
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| TAH:U2275 | |
| TAH:U2460 | |
| TAH:U2461 | |
| TAH:U2462 | |
| TAH:U2477 |
crista palatopharyngea (par) PES
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Taxonomy
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| Date: 20.11.2025 |