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ethmoidectomy

ethmoidectomy noun: a surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the ethmoid sinus air cells, typically performed to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, infection, or obstruction.

Noun

ethmoidectomy (plural ethmoidectomies)

  1. A surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the ethmoid sinus air cells, typically performed to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, infection, or obstruction.

ethmoidectomy meaning in Tamil

ethmoidectomy in Tamil

சல்லடையெலும்புக்கல நீக்கறுவை, சல்லடையெலும்புப் பகுதி நீக்கறுவை

Forms of ethmoidectomy

pluralethmoidectomies

Origin of ethmoidectomy

From ethmoid + -ectomy.

Words formed from ethmoidectomy

Words that rhyme with ethmoidectomy

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Questions about ethmoidectomy

What does ethmoidectomy mean?
Ethmoidectomy means a surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the ethmoid sinus air cells, typically performed to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, infection, or obstruction.
What is ethmoidectomy in Tamil?
Ethmoidectomy in Tamil is சல்லடையெலும்புக்கல நீக்கறுவை, சல்லடையெலும்புப் பகுதி நீக்கறுவை. See Ethmoidectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ethmoidectomy?
Ethmoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ethmoidectomy?
The plural of ethmoidectomy is ethmoidectomies.

Words near ethmoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. ethmoidal bone
  2. ethmoidal bones
  3. ethmoidal labyrinth
  4. ethmoidal labyrinths
  5. ethmoidectomies
  6. ethmoidectomy
  7. ethmoiditis
  8. ethmoidofrontal
  9. ethmoidomaxillary
  10. ethmoids
  11. ethmolith

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