A large, snow-white ulcer swelled up on the dangly tissue at the back of a man's throat, but doctors couldn't immediately explain why. It turns out that a single-celled parasite was the culprit, and ...

Albert Torres posted a picture of his bisected uvula on Reddit. — -- Growing up, Albert Torres said he always had one way to get attention during show and tell in class by revealing his “bisected ...

The uvula is the soft, fleshy part that hangs down at the back of the throat. A swollen or inflamed uvula is called uvulitis, and it can result from an infection, an allergy, an injury, and exposure ...

Why has this asymptomatic man in his 60s with an unremarkable medical history suddenly developed gray-white plaque on his soft palate? That's the question facing Jianjun Qiao, MD, PhD, of Zhejiang ...

When you were a child, you might have looked in the mirror at the inside of your mouth and wondered about that dangling thing at the back of it. That soft flap of tissue that looks like a droplet at ...

A demonstration explains the function and purpose of the uvula. In SNAP appeal, Trump admin says it faces more harm than those without food: ANALYSIS Former TV anchor charged with first-degree murder ...

The uvula, a piece of soft tissue that hangs in the back of your throat, helps prevent food from going into your nose when you eat. The uvula may be removed as a treatment for various conditions like ...

A man unwittingly picked up a parasite, and years later, it triggered a throat infection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A large ...