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fabellectomy

fabellectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of the fabella.

Noun

fabellectomy (plural fabellectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of the fabella.

Forms of fabellectomy

pluralfabellectomies

Origin of fabellectomy

From fabella + -ectomy.

Questions about fabellectomy

What does fabellectomy mean?
Fabellectomy means surgical removal or excision of the fabella.
What part of speech is fabellectomy?
Fabellectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of fabellectomy?
The plural of fabellectomy is fabellectomies.

Words near fabellectomy in the dictionary

  1. Fabelas
  2. fabella
  3. fabellae
  4. fabellar
  5. Fabellas
  6. fabellectomy
  7. fabello-
  8. fabellofemoral
  9. fabellofibular
  10. fabellopatellar
  11. fabellotibial

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