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nasopharyngectomy

nasopharyngectomy noun: surgical removal of nasopharyngeal tissue (typically of cancerous tissue).

Noun

nasopharyngectomy (plural nasopharyngectomies)

  1. Surgical removal of nasopharyngeal tissue (typically of cancerous tissue)

Forms of nasopharyngectomy

pluralnasopharyngectomies

Origin of nasopharyngectomy

From naso- + pharyngectomy.

Questions about nasopharyngectomy

What does nasopharyngectomy mean?
Nasopharyngectomy means surgical removal of nasopharyngeal tissue (typically of cancerous tissue).
What part of speech is nasopharyngectomy?
Nasopharyngectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of nasopharyngectomy?
The plural of nasopharyngectomy is nasopharyngectomies.

Words near nasopharyngectomy in the dictionary

  1. nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  2. nasopharyngeal tonsil
  3. nasopharyngeal tonsils
  4. nasopharyngeally
  5. nasopharyngectomies
  6. nasopharyngectomy
  7. nasopharynges
  8. nasopharyngitis
  9. nasopharyngolaryngoscope
  10. nasopharyngolaryngoscopes
  11. nasopharyngolaryngoscopic

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