What does the medical abbreviation FESS mean?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the FESS abbreviation. However, what does the FESS medical term mean?
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What is the meaning of FESS medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the meaning of the FESS medical abbreviation is functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
FESS: functional endoscopic sinus surgery
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