Anatomy
uvula Audio
u·vu·la [ yoo-vyuh-luh ]
Subclass of:
Palate, Soft
Etymology:
Latin uva = a grape + the diminutive suffix -ula
Hence a little grape, from a supposed resemblance. Celsus used the word uva, and not until the seventeenth century was this changed to uvula.
Definitions related to uvula of palate:
  • (uvula) A fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate that hangs above the opening of the throat.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (uvula) A small, fleshy flap of tissue that hangs from the back of the throat over the root of the tongue.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (uvula) Region of soft palate, each instance of which is a pendent, fleshy mass in the middle of the posterior end of some soft palate.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (uvula) The fleshy lobe that hangs at the back of the soft palate.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (palatine uvula) The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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