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uvula
  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.
  3. (music) An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The doctor examined the patient's uvula to determine the cause of their throat discomfort.”
      “In the midline, the tuber, pyramis, uvula, and nodulus are seen on the inferior aspect of the vermis.”
      “In some people, the tongue and the uvula at the back of the throat block airflow to the lungs during sleep.”
uvulopalatoplasty
  1. The surgical removal, by laser, of all or part of the uvula, generally in order to prevent snoring.
uvulotome
uvulotomy
  1. (surgery) Any cutting operation performed on the uvula.
uvulatomy
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the uvula.
uvulatome
  1. (surgery) An instrument for removing the uvula.
uvulitis
uvular
  1. (phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.
uvulectomy
  1. (surgery) The removal of the uvula.
uvulopalatoplasties
  1. plural of uvulopalatoplasty
uvulectomies
  1. plural of uvulectomy
uvulatomes
  1. plural of uvulatome
uvulotomes
  1. plural of uvulotome
uvulotomies
  1. plural of uvulotomy
uvulatomies
  1. plural of uvulatomy
uvulae
uvulars
  1. plural of uvular
uvulas
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