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hyoidectomy

hyoidectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of the hyoid bone.

Noun

hyoidectomy (plural hyoidectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of the hyoid bone.

Forms of hyoidectomy

pluralhyoidectomies

Origin of hyoidectomy

From hyoid + -ectomy.

Questions about hyoidectomy

What does hyoidectomy mean?
Hyoidectomy means surgical removal or excision of the hyoid bone.
What part of speech is hyoidectomy?
Hyoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hyoidectomy?
The plural of hyoidectomy is hyoidectomies.

Words near hyoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. hyoid bones
  2. hyoidal
  3. hyoideal
  4. hyoidean
  5. hyoidean arch
  6. hyoidectomy
  7. hyoids
  8. hyolaryngeal
  9. hyolarynx
  10. hyolingual
  11. hyolith

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