frontoethmoidectomy

noun

A surgical procedure involving the removal of diseased tissue and/or bone from the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, typically performed to treat chronic sinus disease, obstruction, infection, or complications of sinusitis.

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Meanings

nounfrontoethmoidectomy (plural frontoethmoidectomies)

plural frontoethmoidectomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure involving the removal of diseased tissue and/or bone from the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, typically performed to treat chronic sinus disease, obstruction, infection, or complications of sinusitis.

Origin

From fronto- + ethmoidectomy.

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frontoethmoidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontoethmoidectomy

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