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A form of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty — A surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat in order to widen the airway of the patient, typically carried out as treatment for sleep apnea.

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palatopharyngoplastyPPPuvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Meanings

nounUPPP (countable and uncountable, plural UPPPs)

plural UPPPs

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsurgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)

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palatopharyngoplastyPPPuvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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operationsurgerysurgical operation
Also see
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

UPPP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UPPP

MLA

“UPPP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UPPP. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “UPPP,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UPPP.

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