Meanings
nounethmoidectomy (plural ethmoidectomies)
plural ethmoidectomies
- medicineA surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the ethmoid sinus air cells, typically performed to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, infection, or obstruction.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ethmoidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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ethmoidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmoidectomy
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