Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(surgery) repair of the soft palate and the pharynx.
Use velopharyngoplasty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Velopharyngoplasty means (surgery) repair of the soft palate and the pharynx.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use velopharyngoplasty where its definition matches the intended context.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.