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mucosectomy

mucosectomy noun: a partial resection of the wall of the bowel (as deep as the submucosa).

Noun

mucosectomy (plural mucosectomies)

  1. A partial resection of the wall of the bowel (as deep as the submucosa)

Forms of mucosectomy

pluralmucosectomies

Origin of mucosectomy

From mucosa + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with mucosectomy

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Questions about mucosectomy

What does mucosectomy mean?
Mucosectomy means a partial resection of the wall of the bowel (as deep as the submucosa).
What part of speech is mucosectomy?
Mucosectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of mucosectomy?
The plural of mucosectomy is mucosectomies.

Words near mucosectomy in the dictionary

  1. mucosas
  2. mucosatropic
  3. mucose
  4. mucosecretory
  5. mucosectomies
  6. mucosectomy
  7. mucoserous
  8. mucosin
  9. mucositides
  10. mucosities
  11. mucositis

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