- uranostaphyloplasty
- Repair of a cleft of both hard and soft palates. SYN: uranostaphylorrhaphy. [urano- + G. staphyle, uvula, + plasso, to form]
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ura·no·staph·y·lo·plas·ty (u″rə-no-stafґə-lo-plas″te) an operation for repairing a defect of both the soft and hard palate. See also palatoplasty.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
