Maxillectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    surgical removal of the maxilla

    "The patient underwent partial maxillectomy and a split-thickness skin graft under general anesthesia in late February 2013 in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University."

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"The patient underwent partial maxillectomy and a split-thickness skin graft under general anesthesia in late February 2013 in the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University."

Etymology

From maxilla + -ectomy.

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