uvula

The uvula can usually be seen when a person opens his or her mouth wide.

Research shows that the uvula is not actually involved in snoring processes.

The uvula in the back of the throat may be shifted away from the swelling.

I forgot to tell you to push your uvula to one side and put the stuff down quickly."

A.: The small piece of soft tissue dangling over the tongue is the uvula.

Generally speaking the structures involved are the uvula and soft palate.

In humans, the uvula hangs from the end of the soft palate.

Which I attributed to a tickling of her uvula.

In this case, the uvula may be noticeably shortened.

The term, like tonsils, is often incorrectly used to refer to the uvula.

The uvula plays a role in the articulation of some sounds of the human voice.

The uvula may be displaced towards the unaffected side.

He had his uvula removed to no avail.

A string of something slimy dangled from her uvula.

Newborns with cleft palate often also have a split uvula.

He says "What the hell is a uvula?"

At times, it swung like a giant uvula, and the crew yelled out, "Up!

Some treatments for these conditions involve removing excess flesh from the uvula and surrounding areas.

A swollen uvula is not normally life threatening and subsides in a short time, typically within a day.

The uvula is the second largest lobule, following the culmen.

The long shaft filled the cool, sweet cavern, and the tip pushed against her uvula.

Massaging the uvula causes the gag reflex which makes someone vomit.

See an illustration of the tonsils, adenoids, and uvula .

The palatine uvula is a fleshy lobe hanging from the back of the mouth.

Others recommended shortening the uvula or removing the tonsils.