uvula
Meaning of uvula
noun
- 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.
Information about uvula
- It is a name.
- The plural form of uvula is: uvulas.
- Languages in which uvula is used:
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Hyphenation of uvula
uvula
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- uvula is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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