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Webster 1913 Edition


Uvula


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.

Definition 2024


Uvula

Uvula

See also: uvula and úvula

German

Noun

Uvula f

  1. (anatomy) uvula

uvula

uvula

See also: Uvula and úvula

English

Uvula

Noun

uvula (plural uvulas or uvulae or uvulæ)

  1. (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
  2. (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.

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin ūvula (small grape), diminutive of Latin ūva.

Noun

uvula f (plural uvulas)

  1. uvula, palatine uvula

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Malay

Etymology

From Late Latin ūvula (little grape), diminutive of Latin ūva (grape).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uvula/

Noun

uvula (Jawi spelling اوۏولا)

  1. (anatomy) Uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

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