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rectotomy

rectotomy noun: the operation for dividing a rectal stricture.

Noun

rectotomy (plural rectotomies)

  1. The operation for dividing a rectal stricture.

Forms of rectotomy

pluralrectotomies

Origin of rectotomy

From recto- + -tomy.

Questions about rectotomy

What does rectotomy mean?
Rectotomy means the operation for dividing a rectal stricture.
What part of speech is rectotomy?
Rectotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of rectotomy?
The plural of rectotomy is rectotomies.

Words near rectotomy in the dictionary

  1. rectosigmoids
  2. rectosonography
  3. rectosphincteric
  4. rectosygmoid
  5. rectotomies
  6. rectotomy
  7. rectour
  8. rectourethral
  9. rectours
  10. rectouterine
  11. rectovaginal

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