Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mammotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mam-mo-to-my
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

mastotomy, typically in order to check for breast cancer

Etymology

Etymology tree English mammo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English mammotomy From mammo- + -tomy.

Inflected Forms

mammotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mammotome

Questions

What does mammotomy mean?: mastotomy, typically in order to check for breast cancer
Where does mammotomy come from?: Etymology tree English mammo- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English mammotomy From mammo- + -tomy.

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