Uvula
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 tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate
uvula u·vu·la (yōō’vyə-lə)
n. pl. u·vu·las or u·vu·lae (-lē)
A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina.
uvula
(y’vyə-lə)
A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate.
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