matrixectomy

noun

Etymology

From matrix + -ectomy.

  1. derived from mātrīx
  2. derived from matrice
  3. inherited from matris
  4. formed as matrixectomy — “matrix + -ectomy

Definitions

  1. A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part…

    A procedure making use of chemicals, surgery, cryotherapy or laser to remove all or part of the nail matrix, usually as a treatment for ingrown toenails.

    • General complications secondary to matrixectomy include regrowth (failure), tourniquet trauma causing a tendonitis or neuritis at the base of the toe, infection, and vascular embarrassment resulting in ulceration and gangrene.
    • Other treatments with carbon dioxide laser are onychoplasty and matrixectomy for the treatment of ingrown toenails and laser surgical removal of the bone spurs by a bone-shaving technique.

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