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myelotomy

myelotomy noun: incision into the spinal cord.

Noun

myelotomy (countable and uncountable, plural myelotomies)

  1. incision into the spinal cord

Forms of myelotomy

pluralmyelotomies

Origin of myelotomy

From myelo- + -tomy.

Questions about myelotomy

What does myelotomy mean?
Myelotomy means incision into the spinal cord.
What part of speech is myelotomy?
Myelotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of myelotomy?
The plural of myelotomy is myelotomies.

Words near myelotomy in the dictionary

  1. myelosuppressive
  2. myelosuppressives
  3. myelosyphilis
  4. myelotomies
  5. myelotomized
  6. myelotomy
  7. myelotoxic
  8. myelotoxicities
  9. myelotoxicity
  10. myelotransfusion
  11. myelotransfusions

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