pharyngoplasty etymology

English word pharyngoplasty comes from English pharyngo- (Relating to the pharynx.), English -plasty

Detailed word origin of pharyngoplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
pharyngo- English (eng) Relating to the pharynx.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
pharyngoplasty English (eng) (surgery) repair or reshaping of the pharynx.

Words with the same origin as pharyngoplasty

Descendants of pharyngo-
pharyngalgia pharyngobranchial pharyngoconjunctival pharyngocutaneous pharyngodynia pharyngoepiglottic pharyngoesophageal pharyngogastric pharyngoglottal pharyngojejunal pharyngolaryngeal pharyngolaryngitis pharyngologic pharyngological pharyngologist pharyngology pharyngomaxillary pharyngomycosis pharyngonasal pharyngoscope pharyngostomy pharyngotonsillitis pharyngotympanic
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty urethroplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty