uvula 的定义
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.
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- 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.