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septoplasty

septoplasty noun: a corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.

Noun

septoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural septoplasties)

  1. A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
  2. A surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.

Forms of septoplasty

pluralseptoplasties

Origin of septoplasty

From septo- + -plasty.

Words formed from septoplasty

Questions about septoplasty

What does septoplasty mean?
Septoplasty means a corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
What part of speech is septoplasty?
Septoplasty is a noun.
What is the plural of septoplasty?
The plural of septoplasty is septoplasties.

Words near septoplasty in the dictionary

  1. septopallidal
  2. septopalliomesencephalic
  3. septophobia
  4. septoplastic
  5. septoplasties
  6. septoplasty
  7. septopus
  8. septopuses
  9. septopyemia
  10. septorhinoplastic
  11. septorhinoplasties

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