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varicotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vari-co-to-my
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins.

Etymology

From varico- + -tomy or varic- + -otomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

varicotomies (plural)

Questions

What does varicotomy mean?
The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins.
Where does varicotomy come from?
From varico- + -tomy or varic- + -otomy.

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