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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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The main culprits for all that racket are the muscles of the palate and the uvula.
In the midline, the tuber, pyramis, uvula, and nodulus are seen on the inferior aspect of the vermis.
Mild forms of cleft palate include submucosal clefts, pharyngeal incompetence and bifid uvula.
The uvula, the pillars of the palate, and the tonsils are parts of the structure.
The tissues at the back of the throat may be bulky or the uvula be too long.
The ability to distinguish the uvula, epiglottis, aryepiglottic fold, vallecula, piriform sinus, true vocal cord, and false cord was assessed.

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