Uvula
Definitions
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Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 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
- an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper
Equivalents
36 more languages
Češtinačípek
Cymraegtafodig
Danskdrøbel
Ελληνικάσταφυλή
Suomikitakieleke
Gaeilgesine siain
ગુજરાતીપડજીભ
עבריתענבל
Հայերենլեզվակ
Íslenskaúfur
Italianougola
한국어목젖
Kurdîçapik
Latviešuūka
Te Reo Māoritoke
Nederlandshuig
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕਾ
Polskijęzyczek
Portuguêsúvula
Românăomușor
Slovenčinačapík
తెలుగుకొండనాలుక
ไทยลิ้นไก่
Tagalogtilao
Tiếng Việtlưỡi gà
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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