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canthectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-thec-to-my
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.

Uncountable

Etymology

From canth- + -ectomy. By surface analysis, canth- + ec- + -tomy.

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Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does canthectomy mean?
The surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
Where does canthectomy come from?
From canth- + -ectomy. By surface analysis, canth- + ec- + -tomy.

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