Uvula Common

Uvula has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

uvula

Ellipsis of palatine uvula: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing

See Also

uvulotomy uvulopalatoplasty adenoid clapper uvulatome staphyline staphyle uvulae

Related Terms

uvulotomy uvulopalatoplasty adenoid clapper uvulatome staphyline staphyle uvulae palatine uvula uvularly uvulectomy bell uvulatomy palate uvulas mucous membrane urinary bladder tonsils hang staphylotomy

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

flap

Rhyming Words

ula aula pula kula tula mula eula cula sula hula lula gula khula afula chula shula tuula inula toula boula

Compare