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The uvula is a small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape.
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palatine uvula
The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate). Also called uvula.
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aponeurosis; palatine bone; palatine glands; palatine groove; palatine papilla; palatine process; palatine raphe; palatine ridge; palatine spines; palatine surface of horizontal plate of palatine bone; palatine tonsil; palatine torus; palatine uvula; ...
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oral mucosa, palate, uvula, floor of mouth, posterior tongue, retromolar area and peritonsillar area, pharynx, larynx, and paranasal sinuses).
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WHITE, MD: Sleep apnea is a condition that's characterized by a collapse of the airway when you go to sleep, meaning the airway behind the tongue, the uvula (that thing that hangs in the back of your throat), ...
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OmniPulse holmium "pulsed" laser Laser system, with related disposable fiberoptic components, for use in all soft-tissue applications in ENT surgery, including tonsillectomy and uvula and soft palate surgery (uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or UPPP).
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Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when tissue in the upper airways blocks the breathing passages. The blockage may come from a collapsed uvula. The uvula is the soft tissue that hangs down at the back of the throat.
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The cleft in the secondary palate, running from the back of the mouth to the bottom of the uvula, which is the rounded pieced of tissue that hangs down at the back of the palate, normally fuses between the tenth and twelfth weeks of fetal development.
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An inflammation of the uvula (the small tongue-shaped piece of tissue that hangs from the top of the back portion of the mouth).
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Figure 1.32. Accessory tonsil at the base of the uvula. It is pink, salmon colored, and may react and become bigger and smaller. It has a smooth surface in contrast to a papilloma which has a pebbly surface and can appear in this location.
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Swelling can push the tonsil into the center of your throat and move the uvula (the flap of tissue hanging in the back of your throat) from the center toward the unaffected side of your throat.
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Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax. These muscles support the soft palate, uvula, tonsils and tongue.
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