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Uvula

Uvula Meaning & Definition
Uvula Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uvula?

[n] a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

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See Also | flap | soft palate | velum

Uvula In Webster's Dictionary

\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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