Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posthiotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: posthioto-my
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of posthetomy.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόσθῐον (pósthĭon, “diminutive of penis/foreskin”) + -otomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grc:πόσθῐον

Inflected Forms

posthiotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

posthiotomist posthiotomize

Questions

What does posthiotomy mean?: Alternative form of posthetomy.
Where does posthiotomy come from?: From Ancient Greek πόσθῐον (pósthĭon, “diminutive of penis/foreskin”) + -otomy.

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