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pharyngostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pharyn-gos-to-my
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.

Etymology

From pharyngo- + -stomy.

Inflected Forms

pharyngostomies (plural)

Questions

What does pharyngostomy mean?
Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.
Where does pharyngostomy come from?
From pharyngo- + -stomy.

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