Definitions | uvula |
| noun (pl=uvulas, pl2=uvulae)
- (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
Translations: - Dutch: huig
- French: luette , uvule , uvula
- French, uvula
- German: Gaumenzí¤pfchen
Etymology: uvulaLatin, uvula, "little grape", diminutive of uva, "grape".
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