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costotomy

costotomy noun: incision into a rib.

Noun

costotomy (plural costotomies)

  1. Incision into a rib.

Forms of costotomy

pluralcostotomies

Origin of costotomy

From costo- + -tomy.

Questions about costotomy

What does costotomy mean?
Costotomy means incision into a rib.
What part of speech is costotomy?
Costotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of costotomy?
The plural of costotomy is costotomies.

Words near costotomy in the dictionary

  1. costosternal
  2. costothoracic
  3. costotome
  4. costotomes
  5. costotomies
  6. costotomy
  7. costotransversal
  8. costotransverse
  9. costotransversectomies
  10. costotransversectomy
  11. costovertebral

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