| staphyloplegia | Paralysis of the muscles of the soft palate. Synonym: staphyloplegia. Origin: palato-+ G. Plege, stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
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| staphyloptosis | Synonym: uvuloptosis. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylorrhaphy | Synonym: palatorrhaphy. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylotomy | <surgery> The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting. Origin: Gr. The uvula when swollen + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphylotoxin | The toxin elaborated by any species of Staphylococcus. See: staphylohemolysin. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000) |