uvula

n. 悬雍垂, 小舌 [医] 悬雍垂

发音

UK /ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə/
US /ˈju.vjəl.ə/
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AU

词形变化

uvulae 复数 uvulae uvulæ uvulas uvulas 复数 uvulæ 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

    悬雍垂

    小舌

    医学
  2. 2.

    the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate

    医学
  3. 3.

    an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper

    音乐

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

flap

整体词 2

soft palate velum

相关短语

palatine uvula

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Borrowed from Late Latin ūvula, diminutive of ūva (“grape”).

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