On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Uvula. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as flap and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Uvula meaning
- Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate
- an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper
Synonyms of Uvula
Using Uvula
- The main meaning on this page is: Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing. | the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate | an object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper
- Useful related words include: flap.
Context around Uvula
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Uvula
- In this selection, "uvula" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, swollen, unfortunate, deviating, incident, creating and due stand out and add context to how "uvula" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a swollen uvula she says and his unfortunate uvula incident. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "uvula" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with uvula
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Thedryck maintained his enthusiasm for "Yodeling and Yoga" despite his unfortunate uvula incident. (13 words)
Growling : Simultaneously playing tone while using the back of the tongue to vibrate the uvula creating a distinct sound. (19 words)
Alcohol also "causes the airway to collapse easier, so people may notice snoring, waking up gasping for air, or even a swollen uvula," she says. (25 words)
Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue. (34 words)
Rachael-Anne Knight(2012), Phonetics- A course book, Cambridge University Press, p.27 Upper lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, and pharynx wall are passive articulators. (29 words)
Alcohol also "causes the airway to collapse easier, so people may notice snoring, waking up gasping for air, or even a swollen uvula," she says. (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
Alcohol also "causes the airway to collapse easier, so people may notice snoring, waking up gasping for air, or even a swollen uvula," she says.
Thedryck maintained his enthusiasm for "Yodeling and Yoga" despite his unfortunate uvula incident.
Growling : Simultaneously playing tone while using the back of the tongue to vibrate the uvula creating a distinct sound.
Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue.
Rachael-Anne Knight(2012), Phonetics- A course book, Cambridge University Press, p.27 Upper lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, and pharynx wall are passive articulators.