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papillectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pil-lec-to-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.

Etymology

From papillo- + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

papillectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

papillectomized

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does papillectomy mean?
A medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.
Where does papillectomy come from?
From papillo- + -ectomy.

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