Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sequestrotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-que-stro-to-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The patient passed out of my hands, was finally taken to a hospital and a sequestrotomy performed after which he made a good recovery."

Etymology

From sequestrum + -otomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sequestrum
Suffix: -otomy

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sequestrotomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sequestrectomy

Questions

What does sequestrotomy mean?: Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.
Where does sequestrotomy come from?: From sequestrum + -otomy.

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