uvulectomy

uvulectomy [yoo-vyuh-lek-tuh-mee] Word Origin noun, plural u·vu·lec·to·mies. Surgery.

1. excision of the uvula.

Origin of uvulectomy uvul(a) + -ectomy uvulectomy in Medicine uvulectomy [yōō′vyə-lĕk′tə-mē] n.

1. Excision of the uvula.staphylectomy