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What does uvula mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
  2. (anatomy) The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
  3. (music) An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.
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In some people, the tongue and the uvula at the back of the throat block airflow to the lungs during sleep.
In the midline, the tuber, pyramis, uvula, and nodulus are seen on the inferior aspect of the vermis.
The uvula, the pillars of the palate, and the tonsils are parts of the structure.
Inflammation usually involves the nasopharynx, uvula, soft palate, and tonsils.
Mild forms of cleft palate include submucosal clefts, pharyngeal incompetence and bifid uvula.
The surgery, in which the uvula and soft palate are resectioned, requires a two-day hospital stay and two weeks of recovery time.

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