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uvulopalatopharyngoplasties

uvulopalatopharyngoplasties is the plural of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Meaning of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Noun

uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural uvulopalatopharyngoplasties, abbreviation UPPP)

  1. A surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat in order to widen the airway of the patient, typically carried out as treatment for sleep apnea.

Questions about uvulopalatopharyngoplasties

What is uvulopalatopharyngoplasties the plural of?
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasties is the plural of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

Words near uvulopalatopharyngoplasties in the dictionary

  1. uvulitis
  2. uvulo-
  3. uvulopalatal
  4. uvulopalatopharyngoglossoplasty
  5. uvulopalatopharyngoplastic
  6. uvulopalatopharyngoplasties
  7. uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
  8. uvulopalatoplasties
  9. uvulopalatoplasty
  10. uvulotome
  11. uvulotomes

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