Speakur

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facetectomy

/ˌfæsɪˈtɛktəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
face-tec-to-my
IPA
/ˌfæsɪˈtɛktəmi/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical decompression of a spinal nerve root.

Etymology

From facet + -ectomy.

Inflected Forms

facetectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce facetectomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfæsɪˈtɛktəmi/.
What does facetectomy mean?
The surgical decompression of a spinal nerve root.
Where does facetectomy come from?
From facet + -ectomy.

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