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Uvula

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Noun

1. uvula

a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

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Uvula

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noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate

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Uvula

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nounWord forms: plural ˈuvulas or ˈuvuˌlae (ˈjuvjəˌli ; yo̅oˈvyəlēˌ)
the small, fleshy process hanging down from the middle of the soft palate above the back of the tongue

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Uvula

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n.
A small, fleshy mass of tissue, especially that which hangs from the soft palate above the base of the tongue.

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