matrixectomy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * 2015, Theresa M. Campo, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, Keith A Lafferty, MD, Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Second Edition: A Clinical Companion, Springer Publishing Company (ISBN 9780826171771)
 * Debride the area of any loose nail fragments or hyperkeratotic tissue with the forceps. matrixectomy. Debridement of the granulation tissue is usually sufficient and does not require matrixectomy.
 * 1) * 2015, Theresa M. Campo, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, Keith A Lafferty, MD, Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Second Edition: A Clinical Companion, Springer Publishing Company (ISBN 9780826171771)
 * Debride the area of any loose nail fragments or hyperkeratotic tissue with the forceps. matrixectomy. Debridement of the granulation tissue is usually sufficient and does not require matrixectomy.
 * 1) * 2015, Theresa M. Campo, DNP, RN, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, Keith A Lafferty, MD, Essential Procedures for Emergency, Urgent, and Primary Care Settings, Second Edition: A Clinical Companion, Springer Publishing Company (ISBN 9780826171771)
 * Debride the area of any loose nail fragments or hyperkeratotic tissue with the forceps. matrixectomy. Debridement of the granulation tissue is usually sufficient and does not require matrixectomy.