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fistulectomy

fistulectomy noun: the surgical excision of a fistula.

Noun

fistulectomy (plural fistulectomies)

  1. The surgical excision of a fistula.

Forms of fistulectomy

pluralfistulectomies

Origin of fistulectomy

From fistule + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with fistulectomy

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Questions about fistulectomy

What does fistulectomy mean?
Fistulectomy means the surgical excision of a fistula.
What part of speech is fistulectomy?
Fistulectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of fistulectomy?
The plural of fistulectomy is fistulectomies.

Words near fistulectomy in the dictionary

  1. fistulation
  2. fistulations
  3. fistulatous
  4. fistule
  5. fistulectomies
  6. fistulectomy
  7. fistuleous
  8. fistules
  9. fistuliform
  10. fistuliporoid
  11. fistulisation

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