uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

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What does uvulopalatopharyngoplasty mean?

A surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat in order to widen the airway of the patient, typically carried out as treatment for sleep apnea.

Where does uvulopalatopharyngoplasty come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-der. Proto-Italic *oiwā Latin ūva Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Late Latin ūvulabor. English uvula Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English uvulo- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. English palato- Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-der.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.? Pre-Greek *?der.? Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxder. English pharyngo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English uvulopalatopharyngoplasty From uvulo- + palato- + pharyngo- + -plasty.

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