Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bichectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bichec-to-my
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Bichat's fat pad + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

buccal fat extraction buccal fat removal

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does bichectomy mean?
Plastic surgery that removes a section of buccal fat-pad tissue from each side of the face.
Where does bichectomy come from?
From Bichat's fat pad + -ectomy.

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