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palatine uvula

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uvula /uvu·la/ (u´vu-lah) pl. u´vulae   [L.]
1. a pendant, fleshy mass.
2. palatine u.u´vular

uvula of bladder  a rounded elevation at the bladder neck, formed by convergence of muscle fibers terminating in the urethra.
uvula of cerebellum  u. vermis.
palatine uvula  the small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue.
uvula ver´mis  the part of the vermis of the cerebellum between the pyramid and nodule.

palatine uvula,
an elongated process that hangs from the middle of the back edge of the soft palate.

uvula [u´vu-lah]
1. any hanging, fleshy mass.
2. palatine uvula. adj., adj u´vular.
uvula of bladder a rounded elevation at the bladder neck in males, formed by convergence of muscle fibers terminating in the urethra. Called also uvula vesicae.
bifid uvula bifurcation of the uvula, an incomplete form of cleft palate.
uvula cerebel´li uvula vermis.
uvula palati´na (palatine uvula) the small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue.
Features of the oral cavity, including the uvula. From Applegate, 2000.
uvula ver´mis the part of the vermis of the cerebellum between the pyramid and nodule; it is a lobule that forms the posterior limit of the fourth ventricle. Called also uvula cerebelli.
uvula vesi´cae urina´riae uvula of bladder.

uvula (ū´vūl),
n a general term indicating a pendent fleshy mass.
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Uvula.
uvula, bifid,
n a congenital cleft resulting in a split uvula.
uvula, palatine,
n a small, fleshy mass hanging from the posterior soft palate.


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