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Meaning of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat in order to widen the airway of the patient, typically carried out as treatment for sleep apnea.

Equivalents

Čeština uvulopalatofaryngoplastika

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

uvulopalatoplasty uvulotome uvulotomy uvver UW Uwa

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