staphylodialysis

u·vu·lop·to·sis

(yū'vyū-lop-tō'sis),

Relaxation or elongation of the uvula.

Synonym(s): falling palate, staphylodialysis, staphyloptosis, uvulaptosis

[uvulo- + G. ptōsis, a falling]

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u·vu·lop·to·sis

(ū'vyū-lop-tō'sis)

Relaxation or elongation of the uvula.
Synonym(s): staphylodialysis, staphyloptosis.

[uvulo- + G. ptōsis, a falling]

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staphylodialysis

(staf?i-lo-di-al'i-sis) [? + dia, through, + lysis, dissolution]

Relaxation or elongation of the uvula. Synonym: staphyloptosia

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