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uvula
[ yoo-vyuh-luh ]
noun
Anatomy.
plural uvulas, uvulae
- the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
- a similar structure in any organ of the body, especially one at the opening of the bladder.
uvula
/ ˈːʊə /
noun
- a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate
uvula
/ ̅̅′ə-ə /
- A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate.
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of uvula1
C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ū a grape
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Plus, who among us learned what the uvula was just from this skit?
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Unable to breathe - and after calling 999 - he said an ambulance paramedic told him it seemed likely his uvula - the fleshy hanging ball at the back of the throat - had been bitten by a spider.
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“Sometimes the tongue will just fall back against the soft palate and the uvula and tonsils, especially in a person who has a very small airway,” he says.
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Caleb had a floppy larynx and Sarah had a congested uvula that could have obstructed their airways.
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Maybe that was where the uvula thing was.
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