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vibrissectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vib-ris-sec-to-my
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of the vibrissae.

Etymology

From vibrissa + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

vibrissectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does vibrissectomy mean?
Removal of the vibrissae.
Where does vibrissectomy come from?
From vibrissa + -ectomy.

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