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uvula

u·vu·la [ yvyələ ] (plural u·vu·las or u·vu·lae [ yvyə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
flap in throat: a small fleshy "V"-shaped extension of the soft palate that hangs above the tongue at the entrance to the throat

[14th century. < late Latin, "little grape" < Latin uva "grape"; from its shape]
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