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Anatomical Hangers Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is UVULAE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: UVULAE

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326%12 A piece of furniture with drawers and hangers for clothes

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We think the answer is "UVULAE" which means:

    noun
  • • The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
  • • The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
  • • An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The function of uvulae is not completely understood."
  • • "Some people may have elongated uvulae, which can cause snoring."

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Clue Last Found In...

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New York Times17 Apr 2009 Down 3
New York Times17 Feb 2001 Down 2
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