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uvula
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
uvula
(noun)
uvula
/
ˈ
juːvjələ/
noun
plural
uvulas
or
uvulae
/-ˌliː/
/
ˈ
juːvjəˌliː/
uvula
/
ˈ
juːvjələ/
noun
plural
uvulas
or
uvulae
/-ˌliː/
/
ˈ
juːvjəˌliː/
Britannica Dictionary definition of UVULA
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medical
:
a small, soft piece of flesh that hangs down from the back part of the roof of your mouth
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