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Staphyloplasty

Staphyloplasty \Staph"y*lo*plas`ty\ (st[a^]f"[i^]*l[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr. ? 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. -- Staph`y*lo*plas"tic (-l[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.

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staphyloplasty

n. (context surgery English) plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.