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pharyngotomies

pharyngotomies is the plural of pharyngotomy.

Meaning of pharyngotomy

Noun

pharyngotomy (plural pharyngotomies)

  1. The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, usually to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.
    • lateral pharyngotomy
  2. (dated) Scarification or incision of the tonsils.

Questions about pharyngotomies

What is pharyngotomies the plural of?
Pharyngotomies is the plural of pharyngotomy.

Words near pharyngotomies in the dictionary

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

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