uvula
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1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ūvula, equivalent to Latin ūv(a) ‘grape’ + -ula -ule
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ūvula, equivalent to Latin ūv(a) ‘grape’ + -ula -ule
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uvula (ˈjuːvjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -las, -lae | |
| a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate | |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin, literally: a little grape, from Latin ūva a grape] | |
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Uvula
is always a great word to know.
So is tongue. Does it mean:
| the movable organ in the floor of the mouth functioning in eating, tasting, and in speaking |
| the upper jawbones that assist in the formation of the orbit, the nasal cavity, and the palate, and lodge the upper teeth |
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Word Origin & History
uvula
1392, from L.L. uvula, from L. uvola "small bunch of grapes," dim. of uva "grape," which is of unknown origin. So called from fancied resemblance of the organ to small grapes.
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Medical Dictionary
uvula u·vu·la (y&oomacr;'vyə-lə)
n. pl. u·vu·las or u·vu·lae (-lē)
A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina.
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Science Dictionary
uvula (y 'vyə-lə) Pronunciation Key
A small mass of fleshy tissue that hangs from the back of the soft palate. |
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Example sentences
The uvula in the back of the throat may be shifted away from the swelling.
For instance the above-mentioned surgical removal of the uvula from the soft palate is an extreme cure.
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