| bifid uvula | The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft or split. Cleft uvula is a common minor anomaly occurring in about 1% of whites and 10% of Native Americans. Persons with a cleft uvula should not have their adenoids removed because, without the adenoids, they cannot achieve proper closure between the soft palate and pharynx while speaking and develop hypernasal speech. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| palatine uvula | 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) |
| cleft uvula | The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft. Cleft uvula is a common minor anomaly occurring in about 1% of whites and 10% of Native Americans. Persons with a cleft uvula should not have their adenoids removed because, without the adenoids, they cannot achieve proper closure between the soft palate and pharynx while speaking and develop hypernasal speech. Also called bifid uvula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muscle of uvula | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior nasal spine; insertion, forms chief bulk of the uvula; action, raises the uvula; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. Synonym: musculus uvulae, muscle of uvula, musculus azygos uvulae, palatouvularis muscle, uvularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula | <otolaryngology> The central tag-like structure hanging down from the edge of the soft palate. (13 Nov 1997) |
| uvula cerebelli | A triangular elevation on the vermis of the cerebellum, lying between the two tonsils anterior to the pyramis. Synonym: uvula cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula of bladder | A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula palatina | 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) |
| uvula vermis | A triangular elevation on the vermis of the cerebellum, lying between the two tonsils anterior to the pyramis. Synonym: uvula cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uvula vesicae | A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lieutaud's uvula | A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sagittal split mandibular osteotomy | An intraoral surgical procedure for correction of retrognathism, apertognathia, and prognathism; the mandibular rami and posterior body are sectioned in the sagittal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split | 1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, especially. By force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin. "Cold winter split the rocks in twain." (Dryden) 2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder. "A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder by congealed water." (Boyle) 3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite. 4. <chemistry> To divide or separate into components; often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. Origin: Probably of Scand. Or Low german origin; cf. Dan. Splitte, LG. Splitten, OD. Splitten, spletten, D. Splijten, G. Spleissen, MHG. Splizen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter. 1. Divided; cleft. 2. <botany> Divided deeply; cleft. Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. <machinery> Split pin, a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. Split pulley, a parting pulley. See Pulley. Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. Split ticket, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| split brain | A brain in which the corpus callosum and usually the anterior and posterior commissures have been sectioned; usually to treat certain refractory epilepsies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split cast method | A procedure for placing indexed casts on an articulator to facilitate their removal and replacement on the instrument, the procedure of checking the ability of an articulator to receive or be adjusted to a maxillomandibular relation record. Synonym: Needles' split cast method. (05 Mar 2000) |