septoplasty

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noun

A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.

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Meanings

nounseptoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural septoplasties)

plural septoplasties

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.

Origin

From septo- + -plasty.

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Translations

Finnish septoplastia
  • septoplastiacorrective surgical procedure
German Septumplastik
  • Septumplastikcorrective surgical procedure
Ukrainian септопластика
  • септопластика (septoplastyka)corrective surgical procedure
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APA

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

MLA

“septoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septoplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septoplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septoplasty.

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