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blepharotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ble-pharo-to-my
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination

Etymology

From blepharo- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

blepharotomies (plural)

Questions

What does blepharotomy mean?
The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
Where does blepharotomy come from?
From blepharo- + -tomy.

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