uvulectomy

[yoo-vyuh-lek-tuh-mee]

u·vu·lec·to·my

[yoo-vyuh-lek-tuh-mee]
noun, plural u·vu·lec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of the uvula.

Origin:
uvul(a) + -ectomy
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Uvulectomy has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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uvulectomy u·vu·lec·to·my (y&oomacr;'vyə-lěk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of the uvula. Also called staphylectomy.

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