Definition of uvulitis
: inflammation of the uvula (as from bacterial or viral infection or allergic reaction) that is marked especially by swelling and redness
The most important complication of uvulitis is uvular edema and airway obstruction.— Thomas Gilmore and Micha Mirin
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The first known use of uvulitis was circa 1839
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