- uranoplasty
- SYN: palatoplasty.
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ura·no·plas·ty (uґrə-no-plas″te) palatoplasty. uranoplastic adj
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uranoplasty
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Uranoplasty — U ra*no*plas ty, n. [See {Uraniscoplasty}.] (Surg.) The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard palate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uranoplasty — noun surgical correction of a defect of the palate • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process … Useful english dictionary
palatoplasty — Surgery of the palate to restore form and function. SYN: staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty, uvulopalatoplasty. [palato + G. plasso, to form] * * * pal·a·to·plas·ty pal ət ə .plas tē … Medical dictionary
staphyloplasty — noun Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate. Syn: palatoplasty, uranoplasty … Wiktionary
surgical operation — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
surgical procedure — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
surgical process — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
uran- — I. combining form or urano Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek ouran , ourano , from ouranos sky, heaven, roof of the mouth 1 … Useful english dictionary
