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velopharyngoplasties

velopharyngoplasties is the plural of velopharyngoplasty.

Meaning of velopharyngoplasty

Noun

velopharyngoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural velopharyngoplasties)

  1. A surgical procedure that reconstructs or modifies the velum and the back of the pharynx to improve how they close during speech and swallowing.

Questions about velopharyngoplasties

What is velopharyngoplasties the plural of?
Velopharyngoplasties is the plural of velopharyngoplasty.

Words near velopharyngoplasties in the dictionary

  1. velomobiles
  2. velopalatal
  3. velopharyngeal
  4. velopharyngeals
  5. velopharynges
  6. velopharyngoplasties
  7. velopharyngoplasty
  8. velopharynx
  9. velophile
  10. velophiles
  11. veloplasties

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