See Also: palato-(medicine)
palato-(dictionary)

palato- (iou) and BHD (money)


palato- (iou)



palato- combining form of Latin palatum PALATE noun or of PALATINE adjective2 & noun2: see -O-.
palato-al'veolar adjective (Phonetics) (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue raised towards the palate and the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge M20.
palato-'dental adjective & noun (Phonetics) (a) adjective pertaining to the palate and the teeth; (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue against the palate immediately behind the teeth; (b) noun a consonant articulated in this way: M19.
'palatogram noun (Phonetics) a diagram produced by palatography E20.
palato'graphic adjective (Phonetics) of or pertaining to palatography E20.
pala'tography noun (Phonetics) a technique of recording the position of the tongue during articulation from its contact with the hard palate E20.
palato-ma'xillary adjective (Anatomy & Zoology) of or pertaining to the palate and the jaw (spec. the maxilla) L18.
palato-pha'ryngeal adjective (Anatomy) of or pertaining to the palate and the pharynx L19.
'palatoplasty noun plastic surgery of the palate, esp. to repair cleft palate L19.
palato-'quadrate adjective & noun (Zoology) (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or consisting of the palatine and quadrate bones; (b) noun a bone or cartilage of the upper jaw of some vertebrates, consisting of a fused palatine and quadrate: L19.
palatorrhaphy noun (Surgery) suturing of a cleft palate M19.
palato-'velar adjective (Phonetics) (a) articulated with the tongue simultaneously or successively touching the palate and velum; (b) either palatal or velar: L19.

BHD (money)


Definition: [crh] The ISO 4217 currency code for Bahrainian Dinar.