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Uvula vs Lingula - What's the difference?

uvula | lingula |

As a noun uvula

is uvula.

As a proper noun lingula is

.

uvula

English

(wikipedia uvula)

Noun

  • (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

    • Usage notes

    * The (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.

    Synonyms

    * (appendage hanging from the palate) palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyle

    Derived terms

    * uvular * uvulatome, uvulotome * uvulatomy, uvulotomy * uvulitis

    lingula

    English

    (wikipedia lingula)

    Noun

    (lingulae)
  • (anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.

    • Anagrams

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