Staphyloplastic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Staphyloplasty \Staph"y*lo*plas`ty\
     (st[a^]f"[i^]*l[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr. ? a bunch of
     grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end +
     -plasty.] (Surg.)
     The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when
     it has been lost. --Dunglison. -- {Staph`y*lo*plas"tic}


     (-l[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.
     [1913 Webster] Staphyloraphy