uranoplasty

9.9

An operation that fixes a split in the roof of the mouth

noun
/ˌjʊərəˈnɒpləsti/

Specialized

: uranoplastia

The patient underwent uranoplasty to correct a congenital defect in her palate.

Examples

Successful uranoplasty can greatly enhance speech and swallowing abilities in affected individuals.
Recent advances in uranoplasty have improved outcomes for children with cleft palates.
The doctor performed a successful uranoplasty on the patient.
After the uranoplasty, the patient felt much better.
Recent advances in uranoplasty have improved outcomes for children with cleft palates.
The patient underwent uranoplasty to correct a congenital defect in her palate.
Successful uranoplasty can greatly enhance speech and swallowing abilities in affected individuals.

Synonyms

palatoplasty

vsuranoplasty

Specialized

8.6

An operation to fix a split in the roof of the mouth to help speech and eating

is used to correct any palate defect rather than only in cleft cases

How Invasive

reconstructive surgery

Specialized

16 3.9

palatopharyngoplasty

Specialized

9.9

palatoplasty

Specialized

8.6

uranoplasty

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

uranoplasty singular

uranoplasties plural

Morphology

uranoplasty = plasty (opaque) = urano + plasty

Although the term is regularly built in medical morphology, the combining form 'urano-' does not transparently signal 'palate' to ordinary English learners.

Etymology

Uranoplasty breaks into Greek parts: urano- meaning 'roof' and used for the palate, and -plasty meaning 'to shape' or 'form', the same root as in plastic. So, uranoplasty is a surgical repair or reshaping of the 'roof' of the mouth, which is why the word refers to correction of the palate.