uvula

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: u=vu=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

uvula, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.].

 The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.  [1913 Webster]
" 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."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

uvula, n. (pl. uvulae)
1 a fleshy extension of the soft palate hanging above the throat.
2 a similar process in the bladder or cerebellum.

Etymology

ME f. LL, dimin. of L uva grape