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sesamoidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesamoidec-to-my
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgical removal or excision of a sesamoid bone.

Etymology

From sesamoid + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sesamoidectomies (plural)

Questions

What does sesamoidectomy mean?
Surgical removal or excision of a sesamoid bone.
Where does sesamoidectomy come from?
From sesamoid + -ectomy.

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