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• Staphylectomy

  staphylectomy staph·y·lec·to·my (stāf’ə-lěk’tə-mē) n. See uvulectomy.

• Staphyledema

  staphyledema staph·yl·e·de·ma (stāf’ə-lĭ-dē’mə) n. Edema of the uvula.

• Staphyline

  staphyline staph·y·line (stāf’ə-līn’, -lēn’) adj. Shaped like a bunch of grapes; botryoid. Relating to the uvula.

• Staphylinid

  noun 1. rove beetle.

• Staphylion

  staphylion sta·phyl·i·on (stā-fĭl’ē-ŏn’) n. The midpoint of the posterior edge of the hard palate.

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