late 14c., from medical Latin uvea, from Latin uva "grape; uvula" (see uvula). Partial loan-translation of Greek hrago-eides (khiton) "(the covering) resembling berries or grapes" (Galen). Related: Uveal.
utterance
utterly
uttermost
U-turn
UV
uvea
uvula
uxorial
uxoricide
uxorious
Uzi
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