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axotomy

axotomy noun: the process of cutting or severing an axon.

Noun

axotomy (countable and uncountable, plural axotomies)

  1. The process of cutting or severing an axon

Forms of axotomy

pluralaxotomies

Origin of axotomy

From axo- + -tomy.

Words formed from axotomy

Questions about axotomy

What does axotomy mean?
Axotomy means the process of cutting or severing an axon.
What part of speech is axotomy?
Axotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of axotomy?
The plural of axotomy is axotomies.

Words near axotomy in the dictionary

  1. axotomization
  2. axotomize
  3. axotomized
  4. axotomizes
  5. axotomizing
  6. axotomy
  7. axotropin
  8. AXP
  9. AXPs
  10. AXR
  11. AXRs

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