Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

condylectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: condylec-to-my
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of a condyle

Example Sentences

"Frontal view showing deviated mandible toward defect Intraoral view showing scar tissue An orthopantomogram radiograph revealed resected mandible distal to left canine involving entire mandible of left side without condylectomy [ Figure 3 ] representing class II type postsurgical impairment according to Cantor and Curtis classification,[ 2 ] which was determined by prosthetic considerations."

Etymology

From condyle + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: condyle

Inflected Forms

condylectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does condylectomy mean?: excision of a condyle
Where does condylectomy come from?: From condyle + -ectomy.

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