Uvula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uvula
       n : a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
       [also: {uvulae} (pl)]