uvulae

/ˈju.vjəˌli/

IPA: /Y UW1 V AH1 L EY0/

noun

1
The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
2
The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
3
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.

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