uvulatomyn.
/juːvjʊˈlatəmi/ The operation of cutting or excising the uvula.
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laryngotomy1661
bronchotomy1706
tracheotomy1726
pharyngotomy1730
oesophagotomy1811
staphylotomy1853
laryngotracheotomy1879
oesophagostomy1882
uvulatomy1887
laryngectomy1888
pharyngectomy1888
uvulotomy1889
oesophagectomy1892
thyro-cricotomy1899
tracheolaryngotomy1909
tracheostomy1945
1887 Lancet 7 May 935/2 Uvulatomy gives very various results in the subsequent degree of discomfort during cicatrisation.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 731. [Hence in recent Dicts.]
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