Medical term:
palatoplasty
palatoplasty
[pal´ah-to-plas″te]plastic reconstruction of the palate, such as to repair a cleft palate. See also staphyloplasty and palatorrhaphy.
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pal·a·to·plas·ty
(pal'ă-tō-plas'tē),Surgery of the palate to restore form and function.
Synonym(s): staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty, uvulopalatoplasty
[palato- + G. plassō, to form]
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palatoplasty
(păl′ə-tə-plăs′tē)n.
Surgery of the palate to restore form and function.
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palatoplasty
ENT Surgery performed on the hard and/or soft palate to correct a structural or functional defect, usually, a cleft palate, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
pal·a·to·plas·ty
(pal'ă-tō-plas-tē)Surgery of the palate to restore form and function.
Synonym(s): staphyloplasty, uranoplasty.
Synonym(s): staphyloplasty, uranoplasty.
[palato- + G. plassō, to form]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
pal·a·to·plas·ty
(pal'ă-tō-plas-tē)Surgery of palate to restore form and function.
[palato- + G. plassō, to form]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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