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mastoidectomy

mastoidectomy noun: the surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process.

Noun

mastoidectomy (plural mastoidectomies)

  1. The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process

Forms of mastoidectomy

pluralmastoidectomies

Origin of mastoidectomy

From mastoid + -ectomy.

Words formed from mastoidectomy

Words that rhyme with mastoidectomy

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Questions about mastoidectomy

What does mastoidectomy mean?
Mastoidectomy means the surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process.
What part of speech is mastoidectomy?
Mastoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of mastoidectomy?
The plural of mastoidectomy is mastoidectomies.

Words near mastoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. mastoid cells
  2. mastoid process
  3. mastoid processes
  4. mastoidal
  5. mastoidectomies
  6. mastoidectomy
  7. mastoidites
  8. mastoiditides
  9. mastoiditis
  10. mastoids
  11. mastological

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