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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blepharectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ble-pharec-to-my
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of the eyelids

Etymology

From blepharo- + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

blepharectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does blepharectomy mean?
Removal of the eyelids
Where does blepharectomy come from?
From blepharo- + -ectomy.

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