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

Translations

corrective surgical procedure

Finnish: septoplastia

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