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platinectomy

platinectomy noun: the removal or excision of the footplate of the stapes.

Noun

platinectomy (uncountable)

  1. The removal or excision of the footplate of the stapes.

Origin of platinectomy

Borrowed from French platinectomie.

Questions about platinectomy

What does platinectomy mean?
Platinectomy means the removal or excision of the footplate of the stapes.
What part of speech is platinectomy?
Platinectomy is a noun.

Words near platinectomy in the dictionary

  1. platinates
  2. platinating
  3. platination
  4. platinations
  5. Platine
  6. platinectomy
  7. plating
  8. plating away
  9. plating carrier
  10. plating carriers
  11. plating out

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