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Webster 1913 Edition
Uvula
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U′vu-la
,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
,Noun.
The small conical body projecting from the middle of the soft palate.
Definition 2024
Uvula
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English
Uvula
Noun
uvula (plural uvulas or uvulae or uvulæ)
- (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- (anatomy) The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
Usage notes
- The Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.
Synonyms
- (appendage hanging from the palate): palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyle
Derived terms
Translations
appendage that hangs from the palate
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French
Etymology
Borrowing from Late Latin ūvula (“small grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva.
Noun
uvula f (plural uvulas)
Synonyms
Malay
Etymology
From Late Latin ūvula (“little grape”), diminutive of Latin ūva (“grape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uvula/
Noun
uvula (Jawi spelling اوۏولا)