septoplasty
noun
septoplasty is spelled S-E-P-T-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, septoplasty means “A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of septoplasty is septoplasties.
How many letters and syllables are in septoplasty?
| Letters | 11: S-E-P-T-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is septoplasty?
Septoplasty appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of septoplasty
- septoplasties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does septoplasty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.
- 2
A surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Septoplasty in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense corrective surgical procedure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Septumplastik |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does septoplasty come from?
From septo- + -plasty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).