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uvulitis

uvulitis

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Swelling and redness of the small piece of flesh at the back of the throat
  • noun
  • /juːvəˈlaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
: uvulitis
  • The doctor diagnosed her with uvulitis after she complained of a sore throat.

Examples

  • He noticed that his uvula was swollen, indicating possible uvulitis.

  • After the examination, the ENT specialist confirmed that the patient had uvulitis.

  • I assume your doctors would have looked for uvulitis, but just in case... this is from Wikipedia:

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Surface Forms

uvulitis singular
uvulitises plural

Morphology

uvulitis = uvula (transparent) = uvul + itis

The suffix '-itis' is commonly known to indicate inflammation, making the meaning clear when combined with 'uvula'.

Etymology

Uvulitis comes from uvula, a Latin word meaning 'little grape' because the small piece of flesh at the back of the throat looks like a grape, and the ending -itis means 'inflammation' and appears in words like tonsillitis. So uvulitis is the swelling or inflammation of that little piece of flesh at the back of the mouth.