Anat. [mod.L., a. Gr. σταφυλή bunch of grapes, also the uvula when swollen by disease.] A rare synonym for UVULA.
1808. Barclay, Muscular Motions, 506. When the mouth is opened, it is seen extending from right to left in the form of an arch, with the staphyle or uvula suspended in the middle.
1890. G. M. Gould, New Med. Dict.
