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bunionectomy

Excision of a bunion.

- Keller b. excision of the proximal portion of the proximal phalanx of the first toe.

- Mayo b. excision of the head of the first metatarsal.

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bun·ion·ec·to·my .bən-yə-'nek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of a bunion

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bun·ion·ec·to·my (bun″yən-ekґtə-me) [bunion + -ectomy] excision of an abnormal prominence on the mesial aspect of the first metatarsal head.

Medical dictionary. 2011.