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pharyngostomy

pharyngostomy noun: creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.

Noun

pharyngostomy (plural pharyngostomies)

  1. Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.

Forms of pharyngostomy

pluralpharyngostomies

Origin of pharyngostomy

From pharyngo- + -stomy.

Questions about pharyngostomy

What does pharyngostomy mean?
Pharyngostomy means creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.
What part of speech is pharyngostomy?
Pharyngostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of pharyngostomy?
The plural of pharyngostomy is pharyngostomies.

Words near pharyngostomy in the dictionary

  1. pharyngoscopic
  2. pharyngoscopies
  3. pharyngoscopy
  4. pharyngospasm
  5. pharyngostomies
  6. pharyngostomy
  7. pharyngotome
  8. pharyngotomes
  9. pharyngotomies
  10. pharyngotomy
  11. pharyngotonsilitis

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