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uvula

noun
🔊/ˈjuːvjələ/
🔊/ˈjuːvjələ/
(plural uvulae
🔊/ˈjuːvjəliː/
🔊/ˈjuːvjəliː/
)
(anatomy解剖学)
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  1. a small, soft part of the body that hangs from the top of the inside of the mouth just above the throat腭垂；小舌；悬雍垂
    Topics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin, diminutive of Latin uva ‘grape’.