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operculectomy

operculectomy noun: the surgical procedure of removing the operculum.

Noun

operculectomy (plural operculectomies)

  1. The surgical procedure of removing the operculum.

Forms of operculectomy

pluraloperculectomies

Questions about operculectomy

What does operculectomy mean?
Operculectomy means the surgical procedure of removing the operculum.
What part of speech is operculectomy?
Operculectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of operculectomy?
The plural of operculectomy is operculectomies.

Words near operculectomy in the dictionary

  1. operculated
  2. operculates
  3. operculation
  4. opercule
  5. operculectomies
  6. operculectomy
  7. opercules
  8. operculiferous
  9. operculiform
  10. operculigenous
  11. operculigerous

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