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rhinotomy

 [ri-not´ah-me]
incision into the nose.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

rhi·not·o·my

(rī-not'ŏ-mē),
1. Any cutting operation on the nose.
2. Operative procedure in which the nose is incised along one side so that it may be turned away to provide full vision of the nasal passages for radical sinus operations.
[rhino- + G. tomē, incision, cutting]
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rhinotomy

(rī-nŏt′ə-mē)
n.
Incision into the nose, especially incision along one side to allow viewing of the nasal passages for radical sinus operations.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

rhi·not·o·my

(rī-not'ŏ-mē)
1. Any cutting operation on the nose.
2. Operative procedure in which the nose is incised along one side so that it may be turned away to provide full vision of the nasal passages for radical sinus operations.
[rhino- + G. tomē, incision, cutting]
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