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papillotomy

papillotomy noun: incision into a papilla.

Noun

papillotomy (plural papillotomies)

  1. incision into a papilla

Forms of papillotomy

pluralpapillotomies

Origin of papillotomy

From papilla + -otomy.

Questions about papillotomy

What does papillotomy mean?
Papillotomy means incision into a papilla.
What part of speech is papillotomy?
Papillotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of papillotomy?
The plural of papillotomy is papillotomies.

Words near papillotomy in the dictionary

  1. papillote
  2. papillotes
  3. papillotome
  4. papillotomes
  5. papillotomies
  6. papillotomy
  7. papillotubular
  8. papillous
  9. papillulate
  10. papillule
  11. papillules

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