English Explanatory Dictionary

septoplasty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
A surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.

Word forms

septoplasty septoplasties

Etymology

From septo- + -plasty.

Derived words

rhinoseptoplasty septoplastic

Translations

Finnish: septoplastia German: Septumplastik Ukrainian: септопластика

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