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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parotidectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parotidec-to-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

surgical removal of the parotid gland

Etymology

From parotid + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

parotidectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does parotidectomy mean?
surgical removal of the parotid gland
Where does parotidectomy come from?
From parotid + -ectomy.

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