Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ossiculectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-siculec-to-my
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.

Example Sentences

"The above reactions show how important it is that thorough tests should be applied before resorting to ossiculectomy, for it is manifest that when the nerve is involved to a considerable or great extent, but little can be hoped from the operation."

Etymology

ossiculum + -ectomy

Inflected Forms

ossiculectomies (plural)

Questions

What does ossiculectomy mean?: The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.
Where does ossiculectomy come from?: ossiculum + -ectomy

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