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pharyngoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pharyn-go-plas-ty
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure used to reconstruct or modify the pharynx in order to improve its structure or function.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 pharyngoplasty From pharyngo- + -plasty.

Inflected Forms

pharyngoplasties (plural)

Derived Forms

velopharyngoplasty

Questions

What does pharyngoplasty mean?
A surgical procedure used to reconstruct or modify the pharynx in order to improve its structure or function.
Where does pharyngoplasty come from?
Etymology tree 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 pharyngoplasty From pharyngo- + -plasty.

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