maxillectomy

English

Etymology

From maxilla +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

maxillectomy (plural maxillectomies)

1. surgical removal of the maxilla
   • 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:

     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.

Derived terms

• hemimaxillectomy