(n) 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.PPP, UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
[ From Palate. ] A combining form used in anatomy to indicate relation to the palate, or connection with the palate; as in palatolingual. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Palato- + pterygoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull; as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed. [ 1913 Webster ]
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