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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea);
[syn: palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

palatopharyngoplasty n 1: surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP]