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tomomania

tomomania noun: a morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery.

Noun

tomomania (uncountable)

  1. A morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery.
    • And we must not leave out tomomania, that delightful complex, usually acquired by ladies who just love to be operated on by surgeons.1929, Plain Talk, volume 5, page 472
    • Dentists who eschew all the onerous tasks of dentistry and will do nothing except extract teeth and make dentures sometimes are guilty of tomomania.1951, The Journal of the Michigan State Dental Association

tomomania meaning in Tamil

tomomania in Tamil

அறுவைவேட்கைவெறி

Origin of tomomania

From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) + -mania.

Questions about tomomania

What does tomomania mean?
Tomomania means a morbid addiction to performing or undergoing surgery.
What is tomomania in Tamil?
Tomomania in Tamil is அறுவைவேட்கைவெறி. See Tomomania meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tomomania?
Tomomania is a noun.

Words near tomomania in the dictionary

  1. Tomohon
  2. tomoi
  3. Tomoko
  4. tomol
  5. tomols
  6. tomomania
  7. Tomomi
  8. Tomonaga
  9. Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid
  10. Tomonaga-Luttinger liquids
  11. Tomongtong

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