tonguectomies
tonguectomies is the plural of tonguectomy.
Meaning of tonguectomy
Noun
tonguectomy (countable and uncountable, plural tonguectomies)
- The surgical removal of the tongue.
- I grabbed the proffered knife—still covered with crumbs of red velvet and smears of frosting—and advanced upon Merritt. “So would this would be considered a tonguectomy?”
“Maybe more of a foot-in-mouthectomy.” Merritt still looked stricken.2006, Laura Jensen Walker, Reconstructing Natalie, Nashville, TN: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 70
- Synonyms:
- glossectomy
- I grabbed the proffered knife—still covered with crumbs of red velvet and smears of frosting—and advanced upon Merritt. “So would this would be considered a tonguectomy?”
Questions about tonguectomies
- What is tonguectomies the plural of?
- Tonguectomies is the plural of tonguectomy.
Words near tonguectomies in the dictionary
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