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canalotomy

canalotomy noun: incision into a bodily canal.

Noun

canalotomy (plural canalotomies)

  1. Incision into a bodily canal

Forms of canalotomy

pluralcanalotomies

Origin of canalotomy

From canal + -otomy.

Questions about canalotomy

What does canalotomy mean?
Canalotomy means incision into a bodily canal.
What part of speech is canalotomy?
Canalotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of canalotomy?
The plural of canalotomy is canalotomies.

Words near canalotomy in the dictionary

  1. canaloplasties
  2. canaloplasty
  3. canalostomies
  4. canalostomy
  5. canalotomies
  6. canalotomy
  7. canals
  8. canals of Hering
  9. canals of Nuck
  10. canals of Schlemm
  11. canalside

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