pharyngoplasty

pharyngoplasty
Plastic surgery of the pharynx, a procedure designed to correct velopharyngeal dysfunction. [pharyngo- + G. plastos, formed]

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pha·ryn·go·plas·ty fə-'riŋ-gō-.plas-tē n, pl -ties plastic surgery performed on the pharynx

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pha·ryn·go·plas·ty (fə-ringґgo-plas″te) [pharyngo- + -plasty] plastic operation on the pharynx. pharyngoplastic adj

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