uvulitis

noun

uvu·​lit·​is ˌyü-vyə-ˈlī-təs 

: inflammation of the uvula (as from bacterial or viral infection or allergic reaction) that is marked especially by swelling and redness

The most important complication of uvulitis is uvular edema and airway obstruction.

—Thomas Gilmore and Micha Mirin

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1839, in the meaning defined above