| NOUN | body | uvula | a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate |
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| Meaning | A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate. | |
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| Part of | soft palate, velum | A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
| Broader | flap | A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body |
| Spanish | campanilla, galillo, úvula | |
| Catalan | campaneta, úvula | |
| Adjectives | uvular | of or relating to or associated with the uvula |
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