Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dactylectomy

/ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dactylec-to-my
IPA: /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amputation of a finger.

Example Sentences

"[…] it would appear that amputation or dactylectomy is definitely contraindicated. Of the four patients whose digits were amputated (and who were not included in this series), no change in the prognosis of their general condition was found […]"
"There was also criticism of Clover, the foremost anæsthetist of his day, who had laid down the rules of administering anæsthæsia since the first use of it under his direction in November 1847, by chloroform, for a dactylectomy."
"Did you consider multiple dactylectomy? Perhaps if she could only count to 2…"

Etymology

From dactyl- + (from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)) + -ectomy (from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”)).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dactyl
Suffix: ectomy

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/

Inflected Forms

dactylectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce dactylectomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/.
What does dactylectomy mean?: The amputation of a finger.
Where does dactylectomy come from?: From dactyl- + (from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)) + -ectomy (from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”)).

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