1) Anatomical dangler 2) Anatomical hanger 3) Bag in the back of the throat 4) Body part that dangles 5) Dangly lobe in the throat 6) Dangly throat thing 7) Flap 8) Fleshy piece in the throat 9) Gag reflex inducer 10) Gag reflex spot 11) It hangs from the soft palate 12) It hangs in your throat 13) It hangs near the tonsils
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1) Flap 2) Lobe
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• (n.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.
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(from the article `digestive system, human`) ...floor of the nasal cavity. The soft palate is composed of a strong, thin, fibrous sheet, the palatine aponeurosis, and the glossopalatine and ...
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The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called palatine uvula.
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The small, cone-shaped fleshy tissue suspended in the mouth from the middle of the back edge of the soft palate.
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<otolaryngology> The central tag-like structure hanging down from the edge of the soft palate. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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(u´vu-lә) any hanging, fleshy mass. palatine uvula. adj., u´vular., adj.
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A small fleshy mass located on the soft palate above the root of the tongue. (The dangly thing hanging in the back of your throat.) "It'll behoove ya' to take care of your uvula".
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The structure that hangs down into the mouth from the back of the palate
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Type: Term Pronunciation: yū′vyū-lă, -lī Definitions: 1. An appendant fleshy mass; a structure bearing a fancied resemblance to the palatine uvula.
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Uvula: The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. Its name comes from the Latin word for 'grape,' uva. The uvula has its own little muscle, the musculus uvuae, to help it stiffen and change shape, so it helps fil...
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(yoo;vyuu-lua) A fleshy, pendulous portion of the soft palate that blocks the nasopharynx during swallowing.
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n] - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
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uvula (s), uvuli (pl) 1. A small, soft structure hanging from the free edge of the soft palate in the midline above the root of the tongue. 2. The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear, or a grape. Its name comes...
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uva, grape.
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noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
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diminutive of Latin uva = grape.
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the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate. See diag. under
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the small, cone-shaped fleshy pendant suspended in the mouth from the middle of the back edge of the soft palate.
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