UVULA


Meaning of UVULA in English

/yooh"vyeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. uvulas, uvulae /-lee"/ . Anat.

the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate. See diag. under mouth .

[ 1350-1400; ME uvula, equiv. to L uv ( a ) grape + -ula -ULE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .