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口蓋垂 (こうがいすい, kougaisui) Japanese meaning: uvula | Kotomora

口こう蓋がい垂すい

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Meanings

1

Anatomical term for the small fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate.

口こう蓋がい垂すいが腫はれているので、耳じ鼻び科かに行いった

。

My uvula is swollen, so I went to an ENT doctor.

Kanji

口mouth
蓋cover, lid, flap
垂droop, suspend, hang

Related words

喉のどちんこ
Colloquial and somewhat childish term for the uvula, compared to the formal medical term 口蓋垂.

Word family

口こう蓋がい垂すい音おん
uvular consonant; uvular

Etymology

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.