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staphylococcal infection |
staphylococci |
staphylococcus |
staphyloma |
staphylomatous |
staphyloplasty
| staphyloraphy
| staphylorrhaphy
| staphylotomy
| staple
| staple fiber
staphyloplasty
CIDE DICTIONARY
staphyloplasty, n. [Gr. a bunch of grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end + -plasty.].
The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost. [1913 Webster]
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