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Meaning of maxillectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

surgical removal of the maxilla

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

maxilliped maxillipedal maxillipedary maxillipede maxillipedes maxillipeds