English Explanatory Dictionary

pharyngoplasty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. repair or reshaping of the pharynx

Word forms

pharyngoplasty pharyngoplasties

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxder. English pharyngo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English pharyngoplasty From pharyngo- + -plasty.

Derived words

velopharyngoplasty
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