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matrixectomies

matrixectomies is the plural of matrixectomy.

Meaning of matrixectomy

Noun

matrixectomy (plural matrixectomies)

  1. A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails.
    • CO₂ laser matrixectomy is often the procedure of choice for permanent, partial, or total nail ablation in the treatment of recurrent ingrown nails, pincer deformity, and recalcitrant onychomycosis. Chemical matrixectomy with either phenol, sodium hydroxide, or acetic acid is effective but causes...1990, Jeffrey S. Dover, Kenneth A. Arndt, Illustrated cutaneous laser surgery: a practitioner's guide, Appleton & Lange

Questions about matrixectomies

What is matrixectomies the plural of?
Matrixectomies is the plural of matrixectomy.

Words near matrixectomies in the dictionary

  1. matrix metalloproteinase
  2. matrix mixer
  3. matrix mixers
  4. matrix protein
  5. matrix proteins
  6. matrixectomies
  7. matrixectomy
  8. matrixed
  9. matrixes
  10. matrixial
  11. matrixin

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