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    uvula

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    u·vu·la /ˈjuːvjələ/ noun (plural uvulae /-liː/) [countable] technical  HBHa small soft piece of flesh which hangs down from the top of your mouth at the back 腭垂，悬雍垂，小舌    Origin uvula (1300-1400) Medieval Latin Latin uva “grape, uvula”
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    uvula
    u‧vu‧la /ˈjuːvjələ, ˈjuːvjʊlə/ noun (plural uvulae /-liː/) [countable] technical
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Medieval Latin
     Origin: Latin uva 'grape, uvula'
    a small soft piece of flesh which hangs down from the top of your mouth at the back


    uvulaBrE /ˈjuːvjələ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjuːvjələ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    uvu·lae BrE /ˈjuːvjəliː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈjuːvjəliː/ 🔊     )     (anatomy 解剖学)
    a small piece of flesh that hangs from the top of the inside of the mouth just above the throat 腭垂；小舌；悬雍垂