uvula
pronunciation
How to pronounce uvula in British English:
UK [ˈju:vjələ]
How to pronounce uvula in American English:
US [ˈjuvjələ]
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- Noun:
- a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
Word Origin
- uvula
- uvula: [14] The uvula, a small globular mass of tissue suspended from the rear of the roof of the mouth, reminded the Romans of a small grape. They therefore called it uva, which meant literally ‘grape’ (it is not known where this ultimately came from, but it may be distantly related to Russian jagoda ‘berry’). In postclassical times the diminutive form uvula took over in this sense.
- uvula (n.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin uvula, from Latin uvola "small bunch of grapes," diminutive of uva "grape," from PIE root *og- "fruit, berry." So called from fancied resemblance of the organ to small grapes. Related: Uvular.
Example
- 1. Histological observation on the uvula of goat .
- 2. Uvula the lobate extension of the inner crown base of a chondrichthyan tooth .
- 3. The results showed that goat uvula goat was mainly consisted of mucosa and submucosa .
- 4. Fever , sore throat , vesicular ulcerated lesions around the soft palate and uvula , pain on swallowing , anorexia , vomiting .
- 5. As the long-term stimulation of inflammation , soft palate , swelling , thickening , thicker longer uvula , all can become narrow throat , respiratory airflow resistance increases snoring issue , there will be serious apnea or asphyxia .