Uvula of urinary bladder | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | uvula vesicae urinariae |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
u_04/12841640 |
TA | A08.3.01.006 |
FMA | 15915 |
Anatomical terminology
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The mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice presents a slight elevation, the uvula of urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
It is often enlarged in benign prostatic hypertrophy.