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sphenoidectomy

sphenoidectomy noun: the opening of the sphenoid sinus; the removal of the sphenoid bone.

Noun

sphenoidectomy (plural sphenoidectomies)

  1. The opening of the sphenoid sinus; the removal of the sphenoid bone

Forms of sphenoidectomy

pluralsphenoidectomies

Origin of sphenoidectomy

From sphenoid + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with sphenoidectomy

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Questions about sphenoidectomy

What does sphenoidectomy mean?
Sphenoidectomy means the opening of the sphenoid sinus; the removal of the sphenoid bone.
What part of speech is sphenoidectomy?
Sphenoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of sphenoidectomy?
The plural of sphenoidectomy is sphenoidectomies.

Words near sphenoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. sphenoid sinuses
  2. sphenoidal
  3. sphenoidal sinus
  4. sphenoidal sinuses
  5. sphenoidectomies
  6. sphenoidectomy
  7. sphenoidotomies
  8. sphenoidotomy
  9. sphenoids
  10. sphenolith
  11. sphenomalar

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