| uvula |
small soft structure hanging from the free edge of soft palate in midline above the root of the tongue. It is made of muscle, connective tissue and mucous membrane.
Ãâó: www.pierrerobin.org/glossarymz.html
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| uvula |
Muscle extension on the soft palate that can be seen as fleshy object in the middle of the throat; it is thought to aid in air-flow control
Ãâó: www.chocraniofacial.org/webpages/glossary_s_u.htm
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| uvula |
Small, cone-shaped muscular process hanging at the back of the soft palate.
Ãâó: www.cleftline.org/aboutclp/glossary.htm
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| uvula |
A cone-shaped projection hanging down from the soft palate in the oropharynx. The uvula may become swollen and enlarged in people who snore.
Ãâó: www.nosnorezone.com/dictionary.html
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| uvula fissa |
A cleft uvula.
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