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carpectomy

US/kɑɹˈpɛk.tə.mi/

carpectomy noun: removal of the carpal bone.

Noun

carpectomy (countable and uncountable, plural carpectomies)

  1. removal of the carpal bone

carpectomy meaning in Tamil

carpectomy in Tamil

மணிக்கட்டு எலும்பு நீக்கம்

Forms of carpectomy

pluralcarpectomies

Origin of carpectomy

From carpo- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with carpectomy

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Questions about carpectomy

What does carpectomy mean?
Carpectomy means removal of the carpal bone.
What is carpectomy in Tamil?
Carpectomy in Tamil is மணிக்கட்டு எலும்பு நீக்கம். See Carpectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carpectomy?
Carpectomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce carpectomy?
Carpectomy is pronounced /kɑɹˈpɛk.tə.mi/ (US).
What is the plural of carpectomy?
The plural of carpectomy is carpectomies.

Words near carpectomy in the dictionary

  1. Carpatin
  2. Carpatins
  3. carpe diem
  4. carpe the diem
  5. carpectomies
  6. carpectomy
  7. carped
  8. carped the diem
  9. carpeing the diem
  10. carpel
  11. carpella

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