pterygomandibular fold (raphe) (ter″
gomandib´ul
r, raf),
gomandib´ulr, raf),n a fibrous band of tissue posterior to the most distal mandibular tooth that spans the area between the mandible and the point at which the hard and soft palates meet, from the hamulus to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line.
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