The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
staphyloplasty
n. (context surgery English) plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.