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mucotomy

mucotomy noun: a surgical procedure of excising the mucous membrane.

Noun

mucotomy (plural mucotomies)

  1. A surgical procedure of excising the mucous membrane.

Forms of mucotomy

pluralmucotomies

Origin of mucotomy

From muco- + -tomy.

Questions about mucotomy

What does mucotomy mean?
Mucotomy means a surgical procedure of excising the mucous membrane.
What part of speech is mucotomy?
Mucotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of mucotomy?
The plural of mucotomy is mucotomies.

Words near mucotomy in the dictionary

  1. mucosubstance
  2. mucosubstances
  3. mucothermal
  4. mucothermic
  5. mucotomies
  6. mucotomy
  7. mucotoxic
  8. mucotropic
  9. mucous
  10. mucous acid
  11. mucous membrane

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