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xiphoidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xiphoidec-to-my
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgical removal or excision of the xiphoid process.

Inflected Forms

xiphoidectomies (plural)

Questions

What does xiphoidectomy mean?
Surgical removal or excision of the xiphoid process.

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