uvuloptosis

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• uvuloptosis — Relaxation or elongation of the uvula. SYN: falling palate, staphylodialysis, staphyloptosis, uvulaptosis. [uvulo + G. ptosis, a falling] * * * uvu·lop·to·sis (u″vu lop toґsis) (u″vu lo toґsis) [uvula + ptosis] elongation or… …   Medical dictionary

• staphyloptosis — SYN: uvuloptosis. [staphylo + G. ptosis, a falling] * * * staph·yl·op·to·sis (staf″əl op toґsis) uvuloptosis …   Medical dictionary

• Palate — The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate). * * * The bony and muscular partition between the oral and nasal cavities. SYN: palatum [TA], roof of mouth, uraniscus. [L. palatum, p …   Medical dictionary

• staphylodialysis — SYN: uvuloptosis. [staphylo + G. dialysis, a separation] …   Medical dictionary

• uvulaptosis — SYN: uvuloptosis …   Medical dictionary