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.