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PALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
Synonyms:
palatopharyngoplasty; PPP; UPPP; uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("palatopharyngoplasty" is a kind of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
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