Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A surgical procedure for treating severe obstructive sleep apnea, in which the airway at the back of the throat is widened by the removal of excess soft tissue including the uvula, tonsils, and part of the soft palate.
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- noun A
surgical procedure used to removetissue in thethroat .
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- noun surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[uvul(a) + palat(e) + pharyngo– + –plasty.]
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Burt H, Ryan CF, Fleetham JA (1994) Long-term survival of patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or nasal CPAP.
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Twelve different letters among its 25. One short of half the alphabet.
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