English Explanatory Dictionary

staphylectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The resection of the soft palate and uvula.

Word forms

staphylectomy staphylectomies

Etymology

From staphyl- + -ectomy.

Related words

staphyloplasty

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