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Staphyloplasty
Staph′y-lo-plasˊty
(stăf′ĭ-lō̍-plăsˊty̆)
, Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a bunch of grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end +
-plasty
.] (Surg.)
The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost.
Dunglison.
– Staphˊy-lo-plas′tic
(-lō̍-plăs′tĭk)
, Adj.
Definition 2024
staphyloplasty
staphyloplasty
English
Noun
staphyloplasty (plural staphyloplasties)
- (surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.