PALATE-HOOK
\pˈaləthˈʊk], \pˈaləthˈʊk], \p_ˈa_l_ə_t_h_ˈʊ_k]\
Definitions of PALATE-HOOK
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Hook for raising palate in rhinoscopy.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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