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oncotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-co-to-my
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.

Etymology

From onco- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oncotomies (plural)

Questions

What does oncotomy mean?
The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.
Where does oncotomy come from?
From onco- + -tomy.

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