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UPPP
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | UPPP - surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplastysurgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - 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" |
UPPP
UPPPabbr. uvulopalatopharyngoplastyUPPP Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, see there. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)An operation to remove excess tissue at the back of the throat to prevent it from closing off the airway during sleep.Mentioned in: Sleep ApneaUPPP
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| UPPP➣Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (medical) | | UPPP➣Upper Peninsula Pain Project | | UPPP➣Unclassified Personnel Policies and Procedures (University of Wisconsin) |
UPPP
Synonyms for UPPPnoun surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airwaySynonyms- palatopharyngoplasty
- PPP
- uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Related Words- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
- surgery
- operation
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