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Meaning of UVULA

Pronunciation:  'yoovyulu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
 
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 See Also: flap, soft palate, velum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 Definition: The prominent anatomic structure dangling downward visibly at the back of the mouth (pharynx).
 
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