Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate. The basic goals of the procedure are to close the abnormal opening between the nose and mouth, to help the patient develop normal speech, and to aid in swallowing, breathing and normal development of associated structures in the mouth. A...
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Surgery of the palate to restore form and function. ... Synonym: staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Plasso, to form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(pal´ә-to-plas″te) plastic reconstruction of the palate, such as to repair a cleft palate.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pal′ă-tō-plas′tē Definitions: 1. Surgery of the palate to restore form and function. Synonyms: staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty, uvulopalatoplasty
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palatoplasty Plastic reconstruction of the palate, including cleft palate operations.
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