uvula
/yoo-vyuh-luh/US // ˈyu vyə lə //UK // (ˈjuːvjʊlə) //
悬雍垂,喉结,喉头,喉部
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural u·vu·las, u·vu·lae [yoo-vyuh-lee]. /ˈyu vyəˈli/. Anatomy.
- : the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
- : a similar structure in any organ of the body, especially one at the opening of the bladder.
Examples
His directions for the removal of the uvula are very definite.
The uvula, the pillars of the palate, and the tonsils are parts of the structure.
The elongated uvula is to be snipped off, and abscesses of the tonsils opened tout comme chez nous.
Dickens noticed the uvular tone of voice in young thieves, due to deformity of the uvula.
Uvula, ū′vū-la, n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue.
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