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What is a uvela?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 11/14/2022

I think you might mean 'uvula', which is a part of the oropharynx (in the back of the mouth) that hangs down from the roof of the mouth(soft palate). It's important in the articulation of sounds.

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