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sheathotomy

sheathotomy noun: incision into the sheath of a vessel.

Noun

sheathotomy (plural sheathotomies)

  1. incision into the sheath of a vessel

Forms of sheathotomy

pluralsheathotomies

Origin of sheathotomy

From sheath + -tomy.

Questions about sheathotomy

What does sheathotomy mean?
Sheathotomy means incision into the sheath of a vessel.
What part of speech is sheathotomy?
Sheathotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of sheathotomy?
The plural of sheathotomy is sheathotomies.

Words near sheathotomy in the dictionary

  1. sheathing the sword
  2. sheathings
  3. sheathless
  4. sheathlike
  5. sheathotomies
  6. sheathotomy
  7. sheaths
  8. sheathtail
  9. sheathtail bat
  10. sheathtail bats
  11. sheathtail-bat

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