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Webster 1913 Edition

Uvula

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U′vu-la

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Noun.
[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.
☞ 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Uvula

U'VULA

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Noun.
[L.] A soft round spungy body, suspended from the palate near the foramina of the nostrils, over the glottis.
The small conical body projecting from the middle of the soft palate.

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