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velopharyngoplasty

velopharyngoplasty noun: a surgical procedure that reconstructs or modifies the velum and the back of the pharynx to improve how they close during speech and swallowing.

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.

Forms of velopharyngoplasty

pluralvelopharyngoplasties

Origin of velopharyngoplasty

From velo- + pharyngoplasty.

Questions about velopharyngoplasty

What does velopharyngoplasty mean?
Velopharyngoplasty means a surgical procedure that reconstructs or modifies the velum and the back of the pharynx to improve how they close during speech and swallowing.
What part of speech is velopharyngoplasty?
Velopharyngoplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of velopharyngoplasty?
The plural of velopharyngoplasty is velopharyngoplasties.

Words near velopharyngoplasty in the dictionary

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

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