1. Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)
   "The doctor recommended a UPPP to treat the patient's severe sleep apnea";
   - palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

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