canthectomy
canthectomy noun: the surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
Noun
canthectomy (uncountable)
Origin of canthectomy
From canth- + -ectomy. By surface analysis, canth- + ec- + -tomy.
Words that rhyme with canthectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
- colorectomy
Questions about canthectomy
- What does canthectomy mean?
- Canthectomy means the surgical removal of tissue at the junction of the upper and lower eyelids.
- What part of speech is canthectomy?
- Canthectomy is a noun.
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