Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun palatopharyngoplasty

1 sense of palatopharyngoplasty

Sense 1
palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP -- (surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea))
       => operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process -- (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery")