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secondary palatal shelf

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The outgrowths of the embryonic maxillary prominences that come together during prenatal development to form the secondary palate. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/palatal+shelves http://www.indiana.edu/~anat550/hnanim/face/face.html ]

Synonyms: secondary palatal shelf, palatal shelf, lateral palatine process

Term info

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pheno_slim

plural term
palatal shelves

UBPROP 0000001

The outgrowths of the embryonic maxillae that come together during prenatal development to form the secondary palate. [TFD][VHOG]

editor note

consider splitting into embryonic/fully formed

has related synonym

palatine shelf, palatal shelves

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UBERON:0005619

prefLabel

secondary palatal shelf