Septectomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    excision of a septum

    "To facilitate this technique, a larger posterior septectomy was needed, because it provided a wider working space and surgical view for the neurosurgeon."

  2. 2
    surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum) wordnet

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"To facilitate this technique, a larger posterior septectomy was needed, because it provided a wider working space and surgical view for the neurosurgeon."

Etymology

From septum + -ectomy.

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