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Preferred Name

Uvula

Synonyms

Palatine Uvula

palatine uvula

PALATINE UVULA

uvula palatina

uvula of palate

Uvula

uvula

Definitions

The fleshy lobe that hangs at the back of the soft palate.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12232

ALT_DEFINITION

Conic projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers.

The fleshy lobe that is suspended from the back of the soft palate in the oral cavity.

The soft flap of tissue that hangs down at the back of the mouth (at the edge of the soft palate).

code

C12232

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CDISC

GDC

UBERON

DEFINITION

The fleshy lobe that hangs at the back of the soft palate.

Display_Name

Uvula

FULL_SYN

Palatine Uvula

palatine uvula

PALATINE UVULA

uvula palatina

uvula of palate

Uvula

uvula

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570

label

Uvula

Legacy Concept Name

Uvula

Maps_To

Uvula

Preferred_Name

Uvula

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12232

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0042173

xRef

UBERON:0001734

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C38617

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