Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phimosiectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phi-mosiec-to-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis.

Etymology

From phimosis + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: phimosis

Inflected Forms

phimosiectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does phimosiectomy mean?: The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis.
Where does phimosiectomy come from?: From phimosis + -ectomy.

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