Staphyloplasty \Staph"y*lo*plas`ty\, 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}, a.