Etymology

pharyngoplasty

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Today it means: A surgical procedure used to reconstruct or modify the pharynx in order to improve its structure or function. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? ← English pharyngo-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Pre-Greek*?der.?
  4. Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
  5. New Latinpharynx
  6. Englishpharyngo-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  11. English todaypharyngoplasty

From pharyngo- + -plasty.

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