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English

Etymology
L. uvula#Latin|uvula, "little grape", diminutive of uva, "grape".

Pronunciation
(UK): IPA|/�ju�vj�l�/, SAMPA|/"ju:vjUl@/
(US): enPR|yo�oʹvy�-l�, IPA|/�ju�vj�l�/, SAMPA|/"ju:vj@l@/

Homophones
uvular (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|pluvulas|pl2uvulae

1. anatomy The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

Usage notes
The w:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.

Synonyms
(appendage hanging from the palate): dangly thing, palatine uvula, tonsils

Derived terms
uvular
uvulatome, uvulotome
uvulatomy, uvulotomy
uvulitis

Translations
trans-top|appendage that hangs from the palate
Dutch: huig
Finnish: kitakieleke
French: luette f, uvule f, uvula#French|uvula f
German: Gaumenzäpfchen n
Hebrew: he-translation|ענ��|in'bal
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Japanese: ��� (������, k�gaisui)
Korean: 목� (mokjeot)
Russian: �з��ок (jazy�ók) m
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French

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #English|uvula, palatine uvula

Synonyms
luette
uvule

da:uvula
et:uvula
io:uvula
fi:uvula
te:uvula
vi:uvula
tr:uvula
zh:uvula

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