uvula

[ yoo-vyuh-luh ]

/ ˈyu vyə lə /

noun, plural u·vu·las, u·vu·lae [yoo-vyuh-lee]. /ˈyu vyəˈli/. Anatomy.

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.

Origin of uvula

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin ūvula, equivalent to Latin ūv(a) ‘grape’ + -ula-ule

Words nearby uvula

uveoscleritis, UVF, UV filter, uviform, UV index, uvula, uvula cerebelli, uvula palatina, uvular, uvula vermis, uvula vesicae

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Example sentences from the Web for uvula

Uvula, ū′vū-la, n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
The popular tradition in our time of the uvula and its fall is evidently a remnant of the medieval teaching with regard to it.
Medieval Medicine|James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
The doctor wrote a very bad hand, and the clergyman read "roller" for "uvula."
Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How|Frederick Douglas How
Returning home, he placed against the uvula this little piece of glass, which he had heated with warm water and carefully dried.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling Mackinlay

The uvula, for example, may be bifid, or the cleft may extend throughout the soft palate.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for uvula

uvula

/ (ˈjuːvjʊlə) /

noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)

a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate

Word Origin for uvula

C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ūva a grape

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Medical definitions for uvula

uvula

[ yōō′vyə-lə ]

n. pl. u•vu•las

A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina.

Scientific definitions for uvula

uvula

[ yōō′vyə-lə ]

A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate.

单词	uvula
释义	uvula [ yoo-vyuh-luh ] / ˈyu vyə lə / noun, plural u·vu·las, u·vu·lae [yoo-vyuh-lee]. /ˈyu vyəˈli/. Anatomy. 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. Origin of uvula 1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin ūvula, equivalent to Latin ūv(a) ‘grape’ + -ula-ule Words nearby uvula uveoscleritis, UVF, UV filter, uviform, UV index, uvula, uvula cerebelli, uvula palatina, uvular, uvula vermis, uvula vesicae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uvula Uvula, ū′vū-la, n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various The popular tradition in our time of the uvula and its fall is evidently a remnant of the medieval teaching with regard to it. Medieval Medicine\|James J. (James Joseph) Walsh The doctor wrote a very bad hand, and the clergyman read "roller" for "uvula." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How\|Frederick Douglas How Returning home, he placed against the uvula this little piece of glass, which he had heated with warm water and carefully dried. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times\|M. Sterling Mackinlay The uvula, for example, may be bifid, or the cleft may extend throughout the soft palate. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for uvula uvula / (ˈjuːvjʊlə) / noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː) a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate Word Origin for uvula C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ūva a grape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for uvula uvula [ yōō′vyə-lə ] n. pl. u•vu•las A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for uvula uvula [ yōō′vyə-lə ] A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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