U"vu*la (?), n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.] Anat.

The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.

The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the inner surface of the neck of the bladder.

 

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