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The roller of the muscle lifting a soft palate

The roller of the muscle lifting a soft palate [torus levatorius – PNA (The anatomic nomenclature Parisian); torus musculi levatoris – JNA (The anatomic nomenclature Yenskaya)] – the small eminence located on a side (lateral) wall of a nasal part of a throat which is created by a fold of a mucous membrane directly over the muscle lifting a soft palate.

 
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