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uvula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun uvula has 1 sense
- uvula(n = noun.body) - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate; is a part of soft palate, velum
is a kind of flap
Derived form adjective uvular1
CIDE DICTIONARY
uvula, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.].
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate. [1913 Webster]
" 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."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
uvula, n. (pl. uvulae)
1 a fleshy extension of the soft palate hanging above the throat.
2 a similar process in the bladder or cerebellum.
1 a fleshy extension of the soft palate hanging above the throat.
2 a similar process in the bladder or cerebellum.
Etymology
ME f. LL, dimin. of L uva grape
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