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sphincterectomy

sphincterectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of the sphincter.

Noun

sphincterectomy (plural sphincterectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of the sphincter.

Forms of sphincterectomy

pluralsphincterectomies

Origin of sphincterectomy

From sphincter + -ectomy.

Questions about sphincterectomy

What does sphincterectomy mean?
Sphincterectomy means surgical removal or excision of the sphincter.
What part of speech is sphincterectomy?
Sphincterectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of sphincterectomy?
The plural of sphincterectomy is sphincterectomies.

Words near sphincterectomy in the dictionary

  1. sphincter boy
  2. sphincter of Oddi
  3. sphincteral
  4. sphincteralgia
  5. sphincterate
  6. sphincterectomy
  7. sphincterial
  8. sphincteric
  9. sphinctero-
  10. sphincterometric
  11. sphincteroplasties

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