condylectomy

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English

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Etymology

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From condyle +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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condylectomy (plural condylectomies)

  1. (surgery) excision of a condyle
    • 2015, Pavankumar R. Koralakunte et al., “Prosthetic management of hemimandibulectomy patient with guiding plane and twin occlusion prosthesis”, in Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine[1], volume 6, →DOI:
      Frontal view showing deviated mandible toward defect Intraoral view showing scar tissue An orthopantomogram radiograph revealed resected mandible distal to left canine involving entire mandible of left side without condylectomy [ Figure 3 ] representing class II type postsurgical impairment according to Cantor and Curtis classification,[ 2 ] which was determined by prosthetic considerations.