Medical Dictionary
palatine process
noun
Medical Definition of PALATINE PROCESS
: a process of the maxilla that projects medially, articulates posteriorly with the palatine bone, and forms with the corresponding process on the other side the anterior three-fourths of the hard palate—called also palatal process
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