STAPHYLOTOMY


Meaning of STAPHYLOTOMY in English

-ˈläd.əmē noun

( -es )

Etymology: New Latin staphylotomia, from Gk. from staphyl- + -tomia -tomy

1. : the cutting or removal of the uvula

2.

[International Scientific Vocabulary staphyl- + -tomy ]

: the surgical removal of a staphyloma

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