Path. [mod.L., f. med.L. ūvul-a UVULA + -ITIS. Cf. F. uvulite.] Inflammation of the uvula.
1848. Dunglison, Med. Dict. (ed. 7), 787. Cionitis, inflammation of the uvula; uvulitis.
1880. M. Mackenzie, Dis. Throat & Nose, I. 18. [In] Uvulitis … the uvula … becomes intensely red, swollen, and elongated.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., IV. 733. Chronic uvulitis is usually associated with chronic pharyngitis.
