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ungiectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -ectomy.

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Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does ungiectomy mean?
The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
Where does ungiectomy come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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