Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

axotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ax-o-to-my
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of cutting or severing an axon

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From axo- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: axo
Suffix: tomy

Usage

Inflected Forms

axotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

axotomise axotomize nanoaxotomy postaxotomy

Questions

What does axotomy mean?: The process of cutting or severing an axon
Where does axotomy come from?: From axo- + -tomy.

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