Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
sep-to-plas-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From septo- + -plasty.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

septoplasties (plural)

Derived Forms

rhinoseptoplasty septoplastic

Questions

What does septoplasty mean?
A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
Where does septoplasty come from?
From septo- + -plasty.

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