And those of the soft palate are the levator veli palatini, palatoglossus, palatopharyngeus, tensor veli palatini and musculus uvulae. From Wordnik.com. [Muscles Part 2] Reference
It is very dangerous to cut off or scarify enlarged uvulae while they and red and large, for inflammations and hemorrhages supervene; but one should try to reduce such swellings by some other means at this season. From Wordnik.com. [The Book Of Prognostics] Reference
The Ephemerides and Salmuth describe uvulae so defective as to be hardly noticeable. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
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