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exeresis

exeresis is the alternative spelling of exaeresis.

Meaning of exaeresis

Noun

exaeresis (plural exaereses)

  1. (archaic) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.

Forms of exeresis

pluralexereses

Questions about exeresis

What is exeresis the alternative spelling of?
Exeresis is the alternative spelling of exaeresis.

Words near exeresis in the dictionary

  1. exercitations
  2. exercitive
  3. exercitives
  4. exercycle
  5. exercycles
  6. exeresis
  7. exergame
  8. exergames
  9. exergaming
  10. exergasia
  11. exergasias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exeresis (page history and authors); exaeresis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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