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nucleotomy

nucleotomy noun: the relief of intervertebral disc herniation by decompression of its nucleus.

Noun

nucleotomy (plural nucleotomies)

  1. The relief of intervertebral disc herniation by decompression of its nucleus

Forms of nucleotomy

pluralnucleotomies

Origin of nucleotomy

From nucleo- + -tomy.

Words formed from nucleotomy

Questions about nucleotomy

What does nucleotomy mean?
Nucleotomy means the relief of intervertebral disc herniation by decompression of its nucleus.
What part of speech is nucleotomy?
Nucleotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of nucleotomy?
The plural of nucleotomy is nucleotomies.

Words near nucleotomy in the dictionary

  1. nucleotidylexotransferases
  2. nucleotidyls
  3. nucleotidyltransferase
  4. nucleotidyltransferases
  5. nucleotomies
  6. nucleotomy
  7. nucleotransfection
  8. nucleotransfections
  9. nucleotropic
  10. nucleotropism
  11. nucleotype

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