uvula

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə/    美 /ˈju.vjəl.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  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
  3. an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper

词形变化

uvulae plural uvulas plural uvulæ archaic,plural

词汇关系

衍生词
uvulatome uvulatomy uvulo- uvul-
相关词
uvular

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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