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arytenoidectomy

arytenoidectomy noun: removal of the arytenoids in order to widen the larynx.

Noun

arytenoidectomy (plural arytenoidectomies)

  1. Removal of the arytenoids in order to widen the larynx.

Forms of arytenoidectomy

pluralarytenoidectomies

Origin of arytenoidectomy

From arytenoid + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with arytenoidectomy

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Questions about arytenoidectomy

What does arytenoidectomy mean?
Arytenoidectomy means removal of the arytenoids in order to widen the larynx.
What part of speech is arytenoidectomy?
Arytenoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of arytenoidectomy?
The plural of arytenoidectomy is arytenoidectomies.

Words near arytenoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. arytenoid cartilages
  2. arytenoid muscle
  3. arytenoid muscles
  4. arytenoidal
  5. arytenoidectomies
  6. arytenoidectomy
  7. arytenoidei
  8. arytenoideus
  9. arytenoiditis
  10. arytenoidopexies
  11. arytenoidopexy

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