dactylectomy
UK/ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/
dactylectomy noun: the amputation of a finger.
Noun
dactylectomy (plural dactylectomies)
- The amputation of a finger.
- […] it would appear that amputation or dactylectomy is definitely contraindicated. Of the four patients whose digits were amputated (and who were not included in this series), no change in the prognosis of their general condition was found […]1947, C.V. Mosby, “American Academy of Pediatrics”, in The Journal of Pediatrics, volume 30, page 156
- There was also criticism of Clover, the foremost anæsthetist of his day, who had laid down the rules of administering anæsthæsia since the first use of it under his direction in November 1847, by chloroform, for a dactylectomy.1995–9?, Roman Golicz, “1871–1873: The Last Visit” (chapter 12), in The English Life of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte: The Life of Napoleon III in the context of Anglo-French Relations
dactylectomy meaning in Bengali
dactylectomy in Bengali
- আঙুলের অঙ্গচ্ছেদ
Forms of dactylectomy
| plural | dactylectomies |
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Origin of dactylectomy
From dactyl- + (from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)) + -ectomy (from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”)).
Words that rhyme with dactylectomy
- 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
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about dactylectomy
- What does dactylectomy mean?
- Dactylectomy means the amputation of a finger.
- What is dactylectomy in Bengali?
- Dactylectomy in Bengali is আঙুলের অঙ্গচ্ছেদ. See Dactylectomy meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is dactylectomy?
- Dactylectomy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dactylectomy?
- Dactylectomy is pronounced /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dactylectomy?
- The plural of dactylectomy is dactylectomies.
Words near dactylectomy in the dictionary
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