deglove
v.— «Open procedures involve incisions made along the nose or under the lip, lifting the face in a technique called facial degloving, and moving bone—potentially the upper jaw and cheekbone—and sometimes brain out of the way.» —“Large Sinus Tumors Can Be Removed Endoscopically, Study Finds” by Toni Baker in Medical College of Georgia MCG Science/Medical News Oct. 5, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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