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rhizotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
rhi-zo-to-my
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.

Etymology

From rhizo- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rhizotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

rhizotomist

Phrases

glycerol rhizotomy

Frequently Paired Words

rhizotomous

Questions

What does rhizotomy mean?
The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.
Where does rhizotomy come from?
From rhizo- + -tomy.

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