Uvula of palate
Uvula palatina
- Related terms: Uvula
Definition
Hanging from the middle of the lower border of the soft palate is a small, conical, pendulous process, the palatine uvula.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
