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sesamoidectomy

sesamoidectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of a sesamoid bone.

Noun

sesamoidectomy (plural sesamoidectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of a sesamoid bone.

Forms of sesamoidectomy

pluralsesamoidectomies

Origin of sesamoidectomy

From sesamoid + -ectomy.

Questions about sesamoidectomy

What does sesamoidectomy mean?
Sesamoidectomy means surgical removal or excision of a sesamoid bone.
What part of speech is sesamoidectomy?
Sesamoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of sesamoidectomy?
The plural of sesamoidectomy is sesamoidectomies.

Words near sesamoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. sesamoid
  2. sesamoid bone
  3. sesamoid bones
  4. sesamoidal
  5. sesamoidean
  6. sesamoidectomy
  7. sesamoidian
  8. sesamoiditis
  9. sesamoids
  10. sesamol
  11. sesamolin

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