uvula /uvu·la/ (u´vu-lah) pl. u´vulae [L.]
uvula
uvula [u´vu-lah]
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.
u·vu·la (y  vy -l)n. pl. u·vu·las or u·vu·lae (-l  ) A small conical pendent fleshy mass of tissue, especially the uvula palatina. |
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.
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.
uvula
pl. uvulae [L.] a small median prolongation of the soft palate occurring in humans and pigs.
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.
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