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uvula
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uvula \U"vu*la\, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.]
(Anat.)
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border
of the soft palate.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on
the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the
inner surface of the neck of the bladder.
[1913 Webster]
