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.
uvula ver·mis (vûr m s)n. A triangular elevation on the vermis of the cerebellum, lying between the two cerebellar tonsils in front of the cerebellar pyramid. Also called uvula cerebelli. |
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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