Caldwell-Luc

English

Etymology

From the surnames Caldwell and Luc. Named after George Caldwell and Henry Luc.

Noun

Caldwell-Luc (uncountable)

1. (attributive, surgery) Pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.
   • 2009, Michele Cassano, Antonio Pennella, Francesco Di Taranto, Paola Limosani, Matteo Simone, “Cholesterol granuloma of the maxillary sinus in a young patient with associated neurosurgical pathology”, in International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra, volume 4, number 3, →DOI, page 130:

     Because it is a chronic monolateral disease of the maxillary sinus, a surgical therapy using the Caldwell–Luc technique has been used in the past for the radical removal of the process.