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UVULA PALATINA [1 record]

Record 1 2024-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The small, fleshy mass hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue ...

OBS

uvula of palate; uvula palatina: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

[Le palais mou] se termine en arrière par l'uvule palatine [...] (luette).

OBS

uvule palatine : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

uvula palatina : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Prolongación alargada que cuelga del borde medio y dorsal del paladar blando.

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