Uvulotomy
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A uvulotomy or staphylotomy is any cutting operation performed on the uvula
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The procedure was performed in European medieval medicine
. The Norwegian Eiríkr Hákonarson
bled to death following such an operation.
Uvulotomy is employed in folk medicine
in Tigray
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In the 19th century uvulotomy came to be used as a treatment for snoring. See uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Uvula
The palatine uvula, usually referred to as simply the uvula , is the conic projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibers .-Function in language:The uvula plays a role in the...
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The procedure was performed in European medieval medicine
Medieval medicine
Medieval medicine in Western Europe was composed of a mixture of existing ideas from antiquity, spiritual influences and what Claude Lévi-Strauss identifies as the "shamanistic complex" and "social consensus." In this era, there was no tradition of scientific medicine, and observations went...
. The Norwegian Eiríkr Hákonarson
Eiríkr Hákonarson
Eiríkr Hákonarson or Eric of Norway or Eric of Hlathir was earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria.-Background:...
bled to death following such an operation.
Uvulotomy is employed in folk medicine
Folk medicine
-Description:Refers to healing practices and ideas of body physiology and health preservation known to a limited segment of the population in a culture, transmitted informally as general knowledge, and practiced or applied by anyone in the culture having prior experience.All cultures and societies...
in Tigray
Tigray Region
Tigray Region is the northernmost of the nine ethnic regions of Ethiopia containing the homeland of the Tigray people. It was formerly known as Region 1...
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In the 19th century uvulotomy came to be used as a treatment for snoring. See uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is a surgical procedure used to remove tissue in the throat...
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