noun🔗Share口蓋垂（こうがいすい）The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing."The doctor asked Timmy to open his mouth wide so she could check his throat, including his uvula. "医者はティミーに、口蓋垂を含め、喉をチェックできるように大きく口を開けるように頼みました。anatomyphysiologyorganbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share口蓋垂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."Due to the patient's enlarged prostate, the doctor noted a visible uvula during the cystoscopy. "患者の前立腺肥大のため、医師は膀胱鏡検査中に目に見える口蓋垂を認めました。anatomymedicinebodyorganphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舌An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper."The small, metal uvula inside the school bell vibrated, striking the bell's surface with a loud clang each time the rope was pulled. "学校の鐘の中にある小さな金属製の舌が振動し、ロープを引くたびに大きなカランという音を立てて鐘の表面を叩いた。soundpartdevicebell-ringingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
