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SEPTECTOMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does septectomy mean?
• SEPTECTOMY (noun)
The noun SEPTECTOMY has 1 sense:
1. surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum)
Familiarity information: SEPTECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("septectomy" is a kind of...):
ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
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