uvula (redirected from palatine uvula, uvula palatina)

uvula /uvu·la/ (u´vu-lah) pl. u´vulae   [L.]

1. a pendant, fleshy mass.

2. palatine u.u´vular

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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.

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u·vu·la (yvy-l)

n. pl. u·vu·las or u·vu·lae (-l)

A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina.

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uvula

[yo̅o̅′vyələ] pl. uvulae

Etymology: L, uva, grape

the small cone-shaped process suspended in the mouth from the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate, especially the uvula palatina. uvular, adj.

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uvula (ū´vūl),

n a general term indicating a pendent fleshy mass.

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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uvula

pl. uvulae [L.] a small median prolongation of the soft palate occurring in humans and pigs.

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uvula of bladder

a rounded elevation at the neck of the bladder, formed by convergence of muscle fibers terminating in the urethra. Called also uvula vesicae.

uvula cerebelli

a lobule that is the posterior limit of the fourth ventricle of the brain. Called also uvula vermis.

palatine uvula, uvula palatina

the small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue.

uvula vermis

the part of the vermis of the cerebellum between the pyramid and nodule.

uvula vesicae

uvula of bladder.