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kyphectomy

kyphectomy noun: surgical removal of one or more vertebrae to treat kyphosis.

Noun

kyphectomy (plural kyphectomies)

  1. Surgical removal of one or more vertebrae to treat kyphosis.

Forms of kyphectomy

pluralkyphectomies

Questions about kyphectomy

What does kyphectomy mean?
Kyphectomy means surgical removal of one or more vertebrae to treat kyphosis.
What part of speech is kyphectomy?
Kyphectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of kyphectomy?
The plural of kyphectomy is kyphectomies.

Words near kyphectomy in the dictionary

  1. Kypchak
  2. Kypchaks
  3. kype
  4. kyped
  5. kypes
  6. kyphectomy
  7. kypholordosis
  8. kypholordotic
  9. kyphometer
  10. kyphometers
  11. kyphoplasties

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