veloplasty

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noun

repair of the soft palate

OriginAncient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? ← English velo- →
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Meanings

nounveloplasty (plural veloplasties)

plural veloplasties

  1. medicinerepair of the soft palate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wegslomder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-der.?
  4. Proto-Italic*wekslom
  5. Latinvēlum
  6. Englishvelo-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  11. Englishveloplasty

From velo- + -plasty.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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