Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tendonectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ten-donec-to-my
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical cutting of tendons.

Etymology

From tendon + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tendonectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does tendonectomy mean?
The surgical cutting of tendons.
Where does tendonectomy come from?
From tendon + -ectomy.

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