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scalenotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scaleno-to-my
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The severing of a scalene muscle.

Etymology

From scalene + -otomy.

Inflected Forms

scalenotomies (plural)

Questions

What does scalenotomy mean?
The severing of a scalene muscle.
Where does scalenotomy come from?
From scalene + -otomy.

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