septoplasty
English
Etymology
septo- + -plasty
Noun
septoplasty (plural septoplasties)
- (surgery) A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
- (surgery) A surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.
Derived terms
- rhinoseptoplasty
- septoplastic
Translations
corrective surgical procedure
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