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maxillotomy

[ măk′sə-lŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

Surgical sectioning of the maxilla to allow movement of all or a part of the maxilla into the desired position.

Words nearby maxillotomy

mutual aid, mutual assured destruction, mutual fund, mutual impedance, mutual inductance, maxillotomy, mutual insurance, mutual insurance company, mutual resistance, mutual savings bank, mutualism

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