has part has part characteristic of inheres in has modifier Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the uvula Short uvula 2010-07-05T10:26:47Z UMLS:C1401781 Decreased length of the uvula. Short palatine uvula Blunt uvula Objective measurement of the length of the uvula can be determined on a lateral cephalograms. However, in this series we are not relying on radiographs for assessment of findings. In clinical practice, the size of the uvula cannot be easily measured and is not static, since it depends on the position of the soft palate, the base of the tongue, and the head. Therefore, judgment of change in length of the uvula depends heavily on the experience of the observer. HP:0010812 Hypoplastic uvula abnormal decreased length palatine uvula