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clinoidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cli-noidec-to-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of a clinoid process

Etymology

From clinoid + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

clinoidectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

bafflectomy cardioectomy caudectomy cashectomy bulbectomy tumorectomy dactylectomy callosumectomy thrombendarteriectomy thromboendoarterioectomy allatectomy encephalectomy

Questions

What does clinoidectomy mean?
excision of a clinoid process
Where does clinoidectomy come from?
From clinoid + -ectomy.

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