uvula

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Synonyms: uvala, ulula, ovula, vula, uvulo, uula

Antonyms: uvala, ulula, ovula, vula, uvulo, uula

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q273538}} {{lb|en|anatomy}} {{ellipsis of|en|palatine uvula|addl=the [[fleshy]] [[appendage]] that hangs from the back of the [[soft palate]], that closes the [[nasopharynx]] during [[swallowing]]}}.
2. {{lb|en|anatomy}} 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]]
3. {{lb|en|music}} an object so [[suspend]]ed inside a [[bell]] that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a [[clapper]]

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