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Caldwell-Luc surgery

Caldwell-Luc surgery noun: an operation to remove irreversibly damaged mucosa of the maxillary sinus when maxillary sinusitis is not cured by medication or other non-invasive technique.

Noun

Caldwell-Luc surgery (countable and uncountable, plural Caldwell-Luc surgeries)

  1. An operation to remove irreversibly damaged mucosa of the maxillary sinus when maxillary sinusitis is not cured by medication or other non-invasive technique.
    Synonyms:
    Caldwell-Luc operation, Caldwell-Luc procedure, Caldwell-Luc antrostomy

Synonyms of Caldwell-Luc surgery

  • Caldwell-Luc operation
  • Caldwell-Luc procedure
  • Caldwell-Luc antrostomy

Forms of Caldwell-Luc surgery

pluralCaldwell-Luc surgeries

Origin of Caldwell-Luc surgery

Named after George Caldwell and Henry Luc.

Questions about Caldwell-Luc surgery

What does Caldwell-Luc surgery mean?
Caldwell-Luc surgery means an operation to remove irreversibly damaged mucosa of the maxillary sinus when maxillary sinusitis is not cured by medication or other non-invasive technique.
What part of speech is Caldwell-Luc surgery?
Caldwell-Luc surgery is a noun.
What is the plural of Caldwell-Luc surgery?
The plural of Caldwell-Luc surgery is Caldwell-Luc surgeries.

Words near Caldwell-Luc surgery in the dictionary

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

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