| Pronunciation: | | 'yoovyulu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate |
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UVULA is a 5 letter word that starts with U. |
| | See Also: | | flap, soft palate, velum |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \U"vu*la\, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.]
(Anat.)
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border
of the soft palate.
Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on
the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the
inner surface of the neck of the bladder.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The prominent anatomic structure dangling downward visibly at the back of the mouth (pharynx). |
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