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uvula
(redirected from Bifid uvula)

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uvula: see palate palate (păl`ĭt), roof of the mouth.
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uvula
a small fleshy finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat and is an extension of the soft palate


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Bifid uvula occurs in I of 80 patients and often occurs in isolation.
The indications for superior adenoidectomy were a short soft palate (n=14), bifid uvula (n=4), and questionable palatal mobility (n=4).
 
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