• (n.) The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost.
Staph'y·lo·plas`ty noun [ Greek ... a bunch of grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end + - plasty .] (Surg.) The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost. Dunglison. -- 
Type: Term Pronunciation: staf′i-lō-plas-tē′ Synonyms: palatoplasty
staphyloplasty Plastic surgery of the uvula or soft palate.