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Uvula vs Staphyloplasty - What's the difference?

uvula | staphyloplasty |

As nouns the difference between uvula and staphyloplasty

is that uvula is (anatomy) the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing while staphyloplasty is (surgery) plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.

uvula

English

(wikipedia uvula)

Noun

  • (anatomy) The fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

    • Usage notes

    * The (second edition, 1989) marks this word as not naturalized in English.

    Synonyms

    * (appendage hanging from the palate) palatine uvula, tonsils, staphyle

    Derived terms

    * uvular * uvulatome, uvulotome * uvulatomy, uvulotomy * uvulitis

    staphyloplasty

    English

    Noun

    (staphyloplasties)
  • (surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.

    • Synonyms

    * palatoplasty * uranoplasty

    Derived terms

    * staphyloplastic