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pharyngotome

pharyngotome noun: a somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.

Noun

pharyngotome (plural pharyngotomes)

  1. (historical) A somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.

pharyngotome meaning in Tamil

pharyngotome in Tamil

தொண்டை வெட்டி

Forms of pharyngotome

pluralpharyngotomes

Origin of pharyngotome

From pharyngo- + -tome.

Questions about pharyngotome

What does pharyngotome mean?
Pharyngotome means a somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.
What is pharyngotome in Tamil?
Pharyngotome in Tamil is தொண்டை வெட்டி. See Pharyngotome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pharyngotome?
Pharyngotome is a noun.
What is the plural of pharyngotome?
The plural of pharyngotome is pharyngotomes.

Words near pharyngotome in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pharyngotome (page history and authors); pharyngotome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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