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epiglottidectomy

epiglottidectomy noun: excision of (part of) the epiglottis.

Noun

epiglottidectomy (plural epiglottidectomies)

  1. excision of (part of) the epiglottis

Forms of epiglottidectomy

pluralepiglottidectomies

Questions about epiglottidectomy

What does epiglottidectomy mean?
Epiglottidectomy means excision of (part of) the epiglottis.
What part of speech is epiglottidectomy?
Epiglottidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of epiglottidectomy?
The plural of epiglottidectomy is epiglottidectomies.

Words near epiglottidectomy in the dictionary

  1. epiglottal
  2. epiglottals
  3. epiglottic
  4. epiglottidean
  5. epiglottidectomies
  6. epiglottidectomy
  7. epiglottides
  8. epiglottiditis
  9. epiglottis
  10. epiglottises
  11. epiglottitis

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