uvula
/ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə//ˈju.vjəl.ə/
词源链
- 英语English
uvula
词源说明
Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of ūva (“grape”).
释义
名词noun
- 1(anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- 2(anatomy) The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral