septectomy

English

Etymology

septum +‎ -ectomy

Noun

septectomy (plural septectomies)

  1. (surgery) excision of a septum
    • 2015 July 31, Jae-Hyun Park et al., “Modified Graded Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery”, in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society‎, volume 58, DOI:10.3340/jkns.2015.58.1.36:
      To facilitate this technique, a larger posterior septectomy was needed, because it provided a wider working space and surgical view for the neurosurgeon.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.