roof of the mouth
Synonym: palate. ... Origin: G. Ouraniskos, roof of the mouth, dim. Of ouranos, sky ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: yū′ră-nis′kŭs Synonyms: palate
uraniscus The palate, or the roof of the mouth. The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx (cavity at the back of the mouth) and is called the soft palate, or velum (...
a starlike ornament, as in a coffer of a ceiling.