uvula

uvula is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view the entire topic, please or .

Nursing Central is an award-winning, complete mobile solution for nurses and students. Look up information on diseases, tests, and procedures; then consult the database with 5,000+ drugs or refer to 65,000+ dictionary terms. Explore these free sample topics:

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

(ū′vyŭ-lă)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

(ū′vyŭ-lē)
pl. uvulae [L. uvula, a little grape]

1. The free edge of the soft palate that hangs at the back of the throat above the root of the tongue. It is made of muscle, connective tissue, and mucous membrane.
2. Any small projection.
uvular (ū′vyŭ-lăr)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
, adj.

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or --

(ū′vyŭ-lă)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

(ū′vyŭ-lē)
pl. uvulae [L. uvula, a little grape]

1. The free edge of the soft palate that hangs at the back of the throat above the root of the tongue. It is made of muscle, connective tissue, and mucous membrane.
2. Any small projection.
uvular (ū′vyŭ-lăr)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.
, adj.

There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.