palatoplasty

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noun

A surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palate

Similar
staphylorrhaphy
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Meanings

nounpalatoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural palatoplasties)

plural palatoplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palate

    Synonyms: staphylorrhaphy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palate

Similar
staphylorrhaphy
Also see
staphyloplasty

Origin

From palato- + -plasty.

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Translations

Finnish suulakihalkion korjausleikkaus, kitalakihalkion korjausleikkaus
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French palatoplastie
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German Palatoplastie
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Italian palatoplastica
  • palatoplasticaTranslations
Romanian palatoplastie
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Cite this entry
APA

palatoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoplasty

MLA

“palatoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatoplasty.

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