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cricoidectomy

cricoidectomy noun: excision of the cricoid cartilage.

Noun

cricoidectomy (uncountable)

  1. excision of the cricoid cartilage

Origin of cricoidectomy

From cricoid + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with cricoidectomy

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Questions about cricoidectomy

What does cricoidectomy mean?
Cricoidectomy means excision of the cricoid cartilage.
What part of speech is cricoidectomy?
Cricoidectomy is a noun.

Words near cricoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. cricoesophageal
  2. cricoid
  3. cricoid cartilage
  4. cricoid cartilages
  5. cricoidal
  6. cricoidectomy
  7. cricoids
  8. cricomyotomy
  9. cricondenbar
  10. cricondenbars
  11. cricondentherm

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