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noun
A surgical procedure that reconstructs or modifies the velum and the back of the pharynx to improve how they close during speech and swallowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵh-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlumder. English velo- Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxder. English pharyngo- Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English pharyngoplasty English velopharyngoplasty From velo- + pharyngoplasty.
