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maxillectomy

Resection of the maxilla. [maxilla + G. ektome, excision]

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max·il·lec·to·my .mak-sə-'lek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical removal of the maxilla

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max·il·lec·to·my (mak″sĭ-lekґtə-me) surgical removal of the maxilla.

Medical dictionary. 2011.