Meanings
nounuvulopalatopharyngoglossoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural uvulopalatopharyngoglossoplasties)
plural uvulopalatopharyngoglossoplasties
- countableuncountablemedicineA surgical operation that treats severe obstructive sleep apnea by enlarging the upper airway. Usually by removing or reshaping tissue from the uvula, soft palate, pharynx, and base of the tongue, reducing obstruction and improving airflow during sleep.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-
- Proto-Italic*oiwā
- Latinūva
- Late Latinūvula
- Englishuvula
- Englishuvulo-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Englishpalato-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHg-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
- Pre-Greek*?der.?
- Ancient Greekφάρυγξ (phárunx)
- New Latinpharynx
- Englishpharyngo-
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Englishglosso-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
- Englishuvulopalatopharyngoglossoplasty
From uvulo- + palato- + pharyngo- + glosso- + -plasty.
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