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uvula::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | flap |
| Derivation | uvular |
Examples of uvula
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Tooth extraction and the removal of the uvula is common in this part of Chad.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Most snoring is caused by an enlarged soft palate and uvula at the back of the mouth.
From the sciencedaily.com
The term, like tonsils, is often incorrectly used to refer to the uvula.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One time, a doctor used a laser to burn off part of my dad's uvula.
From the freep.com
The procedure involves a tonsillectomy along with additional surgery to the palate and uvula.
From the sciencedaily.com
I visited a sleep clinic and was diagnosed with an elongated uvula.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Others recommended shortening the uvula or removing the tonsils.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This can discourage the tongue, soft palette or uvula from falling back in the throat during inhalation.
From the desmoinesregister.com
The uvula is a remnant from the development of the palate.
From the us.cnn.com
- A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
- The uvula is the conic projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers (musculus uvulae).
- The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing
- A cone-shaped projection hanging down from the soft palate in the oropharynx. The uvula may become swollen and enlarged in people who snore.
- Small midline dangling part of the soft palate.
- The tissue that hangs down in the back of the throat.
- The normal piece of fleshy tissue attached to the back of the roof of the mouth. Responsible in part for the noise of snoring.
- The word uvula designating the caudal portion of the palate (roof of the mouth) is a Latin term meaning "little grape". At one time the palate was incorrectly thought to be the organ of taste, leading to the term palatable referring to tasty food.
- Diminutive of Latin uva = grape.
