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Caldwell-Luc

Caldwell-Luc noun: pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.

Noun

Caldwell-Luc (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) Pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.
    • Because it is a chronic monolateral disease of the maxillary sinus, a surgical therapy using the Caldwell–Luc technique has been used in the past for the radical removal of the process.2009, Michele Cassano, Antonio Pennella, Francesco Di Taranto, Paola Limosani, Matteo Simone, “Cholesterol granuloma of the maxillary sinus in a young patient with associated neurosurgical...

Origin of Caldwell-Luc

From the surnames Caldwell and Luc. Named after George Caldwell and Henry Luc.

Phrases with Caldwell-Luc

Questions about Caldwell-Luc

What does Caldwell-Luc mean?
Caldwell-Luc means pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.
What part of speech is Caldwell-Luc?
Caldwell-Luc is a noun.

Words near Caldwell-Luc in the dictionary

  1. caldron
  2. caldrons
  3. Caldwell
  4. Caldwell County
  5. Caldwell Parish
  6. Caldwell-Luc
  7. Caldwell-Luc surgeries
  8. Caldwell-Luc surgery
  9. Caldwells
  10. Caldy
  11. CalDyn

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