| pendulous | Drooping, of ovules, attached at the top of the ovary and hanging downwards from an apical placenta. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| pendulous abdomen | An abdomen with greatly relaxed walls that sag down over the pubic region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pendulous heart | An extreme form of cor mobile in which the heart appears to be suspended by the great vessels. Synonym: pendulous heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pendulous palate | A conical projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibres (uvulae muscle). Synonym: uvula palatina, pendulous palate. (05 Mar 2000) |