noun
Anatomical term for the small fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate.
口蓋垂が腫れているので、耳鼻科に行った。
My uvula is swollen, so I went to an ENT doctor.
Colloquial and somewhat childish term for the uvula, compared to the formal medical term 口蓋垂.
Compound of 口蓋 (こうがい, 'palate') and 垂 (すい, 'dangling thing'), referring to the dangling structure at the back of the palate.