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| u·vu·la [ yvyələ ] (plural u·vu·las or u·vu·lae [ yvyə l ]) |
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flap in throat: a small fleshy "V"-shaped extension of the soft palate that hangs above the tongue at the entrance to the throat
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| [14th century. < late Latin, "little grape" < Latin uva "grape"; from its shape] |
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