septectomy

[ sep-tek-tuh-mee ]
/ sɛpˈtɛk tə mi /

noun, plural sep·tec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.

Origin of septectomy

sept(um) + -ectomy

Words nearby septectomy

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Medical definitions for septectomy

septectomy
[ sĕp-tĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a septum or part of a septum.