Uvs
noun
ultraviolet rays
Usage Note
abbreviated plural
usual suspects, the
UVS
ultraviolet spectrometer
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noun, plural uvulas, uvulae [yoo-vyuh-lee] /ˈyu vyəˈli/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate. 2. a similar structure in any organ of the body, especially one at the opening of the bladder. noun (pl) -las, -lae (-ˌliː) 1. a small fleshy finger-like flap of […]
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uvula cerebelli uvula cer·e·bel·li (sěr’ə-běl’ī) n. See uvula vermis.
- Uvula palatina
uvula palatina uvula pal·a·ti·na (pāl’ə-tī’nə) n. The uvula hanging from the the middle of the soft palate.
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adjective 1. of or relating to the uvula. 2. Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r- sound of Parisian French. noun 3. Phonetics. a uvular sound. adjective 1. of or relating to the uvula 2. (phonetics) articulated with the uvula and the back […]
- Uvula vermis
uvula vermis uvula ver·mis (vûr’mĭs) n. A triangular elevation on the vermis of the cerebellum, lying between the two cerebellar tonsils in front of the cerebellar pyramid. Also called uvula cerebelli.