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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eminectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-inec-to-my
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of the articular eminence

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From eminence + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

eminectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does eminectomy mean?
excision of the articular eminence
Where does eminectomy come from?
From eminence + -ectomy.

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