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lipostomy

/lɪˈpɒstəmi/

lipostomy noun: congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.

Noun

lipostomy (uncountable)

  1. Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.

lipostomy meaning in Tamil

lipostomy in Tamil

சிறுவாய், வாய் இன்மை

Origin of lipostomy

From lipo- (“lacking”) + stoma (“mouth”) + -y (“condition”), from Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

Questions about lipostomy

What does lipostomy mean?
Lipostomy means congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.
What is lipostomy in Tamil?
Lipostomy in Tamil is சிறுவாய், வாய் இன்மை. See Lipostomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lipostomy?
Lipostomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce lipostomy?
Lipostomy is pronounced /lɪˈpɒstəmi/.

Words near lipostomy in the dictionary

  1. liposphere
  2. lipospheres
  3. lipostasis
  4. lipostatic
  5. liposteroid
  6. lipostomy
  7. liposuck
  8. liposucked
  9. liposucking
  10. liposucks
  11. liposuction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lipostomy (page history and authors); lipostomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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