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glansectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glan-sec-to-my
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of part or all of the glans penis.

Etymology

From glans + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

glansectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does glansectomy mean?
The surgical removal of part or all of the glans penis.
Where does glansectomy come from?
From glans + -ectomy.

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