Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orbitotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-bito-to-my
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

incision into the orbit of the eye

Example Sentences

"Excisional biopsy of the nodule was performed by anterior orbitotomy with local anesthesia."

Etymology

From orbit + -otomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: orbit
Suffix: -otomy

Inflected Forms

orbitotomies (plural)

Questions

What does orbitotomy mean?: incision into the orbit of the eye
Where does orbitotomy come from?: From orbit + -otomy.

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