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peotomy

peotomy noun: the removal of the penis.

Noun

peotomy (plural peotomies)

  1. The removal of the penis.
    • An attack by the renowned Brazilian fishlet known as candiru, which likes to swim up a man's urine stream and lodge in the urethra with a ring of retrorse spines preventing its removal, is one of the very rare circumstances in which the doctor will perform the operation, known as peotomy.1999, Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, page 192

peotomy meaning in Tamil

peotomy in Tamil

சிசனவெட்டு, பூள் வெட்டு, மானி நீக்கம்

Forms of peotomy

pluralpeotomies

Origin of peotomy

From Ancient Greek πέος (péos, “penis”) + -tomy.

Questions about peotomy

What does peotomy mean?
Peotomy means the removal of the penis.
What is peotomy in Tamil?
Peotomy in Tamil is சிசனவெட்டு, பூள் வெட்டு, மானி நீக்கம். See Peotomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peotomy?
Peotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of peotomy?
The plural of peotomy is peotomies.

Words near peotomy in the dictionary

  1. Peorias
  2. peos
  3. peot
  4. peotillomania
  5. peotomies
  6. peotomy
  7. PEOTUS
  8. Peover Inferior
  9. Peover Superior
  10. Peover Superior and Snelson
  11. peow

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