Definition of Uvula. Meaning of Uvula. Synonyms of Uvula

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Definition of Uvula

Uvula
Uvula U"vu*la, n. [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. Note: 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.

Meaning of Uvula from wikipedia

- The uvula (pl.: uvulas or uvulae), also known as the palatine uvula or staphyle, is a conic projection from the back edge of the middle of the soft palate...
- A uvula piercing is a body piercing through the uvula, the projection of the soft palate between the tonsils. This is a rare piercing. Captive bead rings...
- The palatine uvula is a fleshy lobe hanging from the back of the mouth. The uvula may also refer to: Uvula of cerebellum Uvula of urinary bladder This...
- Uvula (Russian: Увула) was a Russian indie-rock band formed in 2015 by frontman Aleksey Avgustovsky and guitarist Aleksandr Smirnov. According to Avgustovsky...
- uvula, uvular muscle, or palatouvularis muscle) is a bilaterally muscle of the soft palate (one of five such muscles) that acts to shorten the uvula when...
- membrane behind the internal urethral **** called the uvula of urinary bladder. The uvula can enlarge when the prostate becomes enlarged. The bladder...
- Gonospira uvula is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. This species is endemic...
- is visualized; specifically, the ****essor notes whether the base of the uvula, faucial pillars (the arches in front of and behind the tonsils) and soft...
- The uvula (uvular lobe) forms a considerable portion of the inferior vermis; it is separated on either side from the tonsil by a sulcus, the vallecula...
- deviation of the uvula from the midline, an asymmetrical rise of the soft palate or uvula and redness of either. Diseases include bifid uvula, cleft palate...