maxillectomy

noun

max·il·lec·to·my | \ ˌmak-sə-ˈlek-tə-mē

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plural maxillectomies

Medical Definition of maxillectomy

: surgical removal of the maxilla

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Dictionary Entries near maxillectomy

maxillary process

maxillary sinus

maxillo-alveolar index

maxilloturbinal

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