septoplasty

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noun

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

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Synonyms

septalplasty septorhinoplasty rhinoseptoplasty septectomy septostomy septum piercing nasoplasty nasal septum septum septation depressor septi jejunoplasty rhinoplasty nose job rhinectomy columelloplasty

Rhymes

septa lepta hepta-accept a adept a crept a except a hepta inept a intercept a

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