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uvula

[ yoo-vyuh-luh ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural u·vu·las, u·vu·lae [yoo, -vy, uh, -, lee].
  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.


uvula

/ ˈjuːvjʊlə /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


uvula

/ yo̅o̅vyə-lə /

  1. A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uvula1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin ūvula, equivalent to Latin ūva “grape” + -ula -ule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of uvula1

C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ūva a grape
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Example Sentences

The researchers determined that it was part of the soft palate—the little sheet of muscle along the roof of the mouth from which the uvula hangs in humans.

His directions for the removal of the uvula are very definite.

The uvula, the pillars of the palate, and the tonsils are parts of the structure.

The elongated uvula is to be snipped off, and abscesses of the tonsils opened tout comme chez nous.

Dickens noticed the uvular tone of voice in young thieves, due to deformity of the uvula.

Uvula, ū′vū-la, n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue.

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