uvulae
/ˈju.vjəˌli/ · noun
Meaning
- The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- 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.
- An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.
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