I cant think of any local News Anchor who could say uvulopalatopharyngoplasty without slowing their read rate down to 33rpm, are they may still get it wrong, winning more ridicule. I studied to become a Medical Assistant years ago, and always had trouble with the word Sphngmomanometer; or Blood Pressure Monitor.
Can’t journalists write “uvulopalatopharyngoplasty” and briefly explain it, and broadcasters say “tonsillectomy and additional surgeries to open her airways”?