Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyaloidotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hyaloido-to-my
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

incision into the hyaloid membrane

Example Sentences

"The iridectomy, posterior capsulotomy, and hyaloidotomy may be performed using a vitrectomy tip or using other surgical instruments."

Etymology

From hyaloid + -otomy.

Inflected Forms

hyaloidotomies (plural)

Questions

What does hyaloidotomy mean?: incision into the hyaloid membrane
Where does hyaloidotomy come from?: From hyaloid + -otomy.

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