As nouns the difference between uvulae and uvula
is that uvulae is (uvula) while uvula is uvula.
uvulae
English
Noun
(head)
(uvula)
Anagrams
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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
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