Staphyloplasty

Staph″y‐lo‐plas′ty (@stăf″ĭ‐lō̍‐plăs′ty̆), n. [Gr. � 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. — Staph′y‐lo‐plas″tic (@–lō̍‐plăs″tĭk), a.