Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- palatopharyngoplasty
- plural
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasties
- possessive
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty's
- pluralpossessive
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasties'