maxillectomy en · NOUN
Etymology
From maxilla + -ectomy.
Meanings
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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.
2015 August 2, Masanori Kudoh et al., “Massive Neurilemoma of the Hard Plate in Which Preoperative Diagnosis Was Difficult”, in Case Reports in Surgery, volume 2015, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxillectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |