Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vermilionectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-mil-ionec-to-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of the vermilion border, sometimes performed to treat carcinoma of the lip.

Etymology

From vermilion + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vermilion

Inflected Forms

vermilionectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does vermilionectomy mean?: The surgical removal of the vermilion border, sometimes performed to treat carcinoma of the lip.
Where does vermilionectomy come from?: From vermilion + -ectomy.

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