onychectomy
/ˌɒnɪˈkɛktəmi/
onychectomy noun: the surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
Noun
onychectomy (plural onychectomies)
- The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
- Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat.
- A good example of the potential discrepancy between human and feline goals is onychectomy, or declawing.2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 17
- Synonyms:
- declawing
onychectomy meaning in Tamil
onychectomy in Tamil
- உகிர்ப்படுகைநீக்கறுவை, உகிர்நீக்கறுவை, உகிர் நீக்கறுவை
Synonyms of onychectomy
Forms of onychectomy
| plural | onychectomies |
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Origin of onychectomy
From onych- (“nail”) + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with onychectomy
- facadectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
- alveolectomy
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- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
- colorectomy
Questions about onychectomy
- What does onychectomy mean?
- Onychectomy means the surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
- What is onychectomy in Tamil?
- Onychectomy in Tamil is உகிர்ப்படுகைநீக்கறுவை, உகிர்நீக்கறுவை, உகிர் நீக்கறுவை. See Onychectomy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is onychectomy?
- Onychectomy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce onychectomy?
- Onychectomy is pronounced /ˌɒnɪˈkɛktəmi/.
- What is the plural of onychectomy?
- The plural of onychectomy is onychectomies.
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