Passavant pad
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pad — 1. Soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly. 2. A more or less encapsulated body of fat or some other tissue serving to fill a space or act as a … Medical dictionary
Passavant bar (cushion pad ridge) — Pas·sa·vant bar (cushion, pad, ridge) (pahsґə vahnt) [Philip Gustav Passavant, German surgeon, 1815–1893] crista palatopharyngea … Medical dictionary
Passavant — Philippas G., German physician, 1815–1893. See P. bar, P. cushion, P. pad, P. ridge … Medical dictionary
ridge — 1. A (usually rough) linear elevation. SEE ALSO: crest. 2. In dentistry, any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth. 3. The remainder of the alveolar process and its soft … Medical dictionary
cushion — In anatomy, any structure resembling a pad or c.. anal cushions vascular prominences formed by clusters of normally sacculated veins of the superior rectal venous plexus, fed by arteriovenous anastomoses that cause their … Medical dictionary
Augmentation pharyngoplasty — is a kind of plastic surgery for the pharynx (soft tissue at the back of the mouth) when the tissue at the back of the mouth is not able to close properly. It is typically used to correct speech problems in children with cleft palate. It may also … Wikipedia
Carpet — For other uses, see Carpet (disambiguation). The Azerbaijani carpet, a UNESCO Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage of Humanity … Wikipedia
crista palatopharyngea — [TA] palatopharyngeal ridge: 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. Called also … Medical dictionary
