Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uvula"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Uvula \U"vu*la\, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.]
(Anat.)
The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border
of the soft palate.

Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on
the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the
inner surface of the neck of the bladder.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

uvula
n : a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

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