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tarsotomy

tarsotomy noun: the operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages (of the eye).

Noun

tarsotomy (plural tarsotomies)

  1. The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages (of the eye).

Forms of tarsotomy

pluraltarsotomies

Origin of tarsotomy

From tarso- + -tomy.

Questions about tarsotomy

What does tarsotomy mean?
Tarsotomy means the operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages (of the eye).
What part of speech is tarsotomy?
Tarsotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of tarsotomy?
The plural of tarsotomy is tarsotomies.

Words near tarsotomy in the dictionary

  1. tarsorrhaphies
  2. tarsorrhaphy
  3. tarsotarsal
  4. tarsotibial
  5. tarsotomies
  6. tarsotomy
  7. tarsungula
  8. tarsungulum
  9. tarsus
  10. tarsused
  11. tart

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