uvula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

WordNet

U"vu*la noun
Etymology
NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913