Definition of "uvulae" [uvulae]

• Plural form of uvula. (noun)

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• "And those of the soft palate are the levator veli palatini, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus, tensor veli palatini and musculus uvulae."
• "It is very dangerous to cut off or scarify enlarged uvulae while they and red and large, for inflammations and hemorrhages supervene; but one should try to reduce such swellings by some other means at this season."
• "The Ephemerides and Salmuth describe uvulae so defective as to be hardly noticeable."