palatoplasty


palatoplasty

 [pal´ah-to-plas″te] plastic reconstruction of the palate, such as to repair a cleft palate. See also staphyloplasty and palatorrhaphy.

pal·a·to·plas·ty

(pal'ă-tō-plas'tē), Surgery of the palate to restore form and function. Synonym(s): staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty, uvulopalatoplasty [palato- + G. plassō, to form]

palatoplasty

(păl′ə-tə-plăs′tē)n. Surgery of the palate to restore form and function.

palatoplasty

ENT Surgery performed on the hard and/or soft palate to correct a structural or functional defect, usually, a cleft palate, see there.

pal·a·to·plas·ty

(pal'ă-tō-plas-tē) Surgery of the palate to restore form and function.
Synonym(s): staphyloplasty, uranoplasty. [palato- + G. plassō, to form]

pal·a·to·plas·ty

(pal'ă-tō-plas-tē) Surgery of palate to restore form and function. [palato- + G. plassō, to form]