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nephrostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
nephros-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation of a nephrostome.

Etymology

From nephro- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nephrostomies (plural)

Questions

What does nephrostomy mean?
The creation of a nephrostome.
Where does nephrostomy come from?
From nephro- + -stomy.

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