uvula

A small, fleshy, conical lobe that hangs down from the back of the soft palate, located at the entrance to the throat.

• 🇫🇷Petite excroissance charnue et conique qui pend du bord postérieur du palais mou, à l'entrée de la gorge ; également appelée luette.

1. Small fleshy lobe B2 formal medical

   A small, fleshy, cone-shaped piece of tissue that hangs down from the soft palate at the back of the mouth.

   • The doctor examined the patient's uvula for signs of infection.
   • When you say 'ah', your uvula rises.
   • Some people have a split or bifid uvula, which is usually harmless.

   🇫🇷Luette

• uvulae plural form
• uvulas plural form
• uvulae' possessive plural form
• uvulas' possessive plural form
• uvula's possessive singular form