Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulpotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: pulpo-to-my
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of part of the dental pulp

Etymology

Etymology tree English pulp Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English pulpotomy From pulp + -otomy.

Inflected Forms

pulpotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pulpectomy

Questions

What does pulpotomy mean?: The surgical removal of part of the dental pulp
Where does pulpotomy come from?: Etymology tree English pulp Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English pulpotomy From pulp + -otomy.

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