tonguectomy
tonguectomy noun: the surgical removal of the tongue.
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?”
Synonyms of tonguectomy
Forms of tonguectomy
| plural | tonguectomies |
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Origin of tonguectomy
From tongue + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
Words that rhyme with tonguectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about tonguectomy
- What does tonguectomy mean?
- Tonguectomy means the surgical removal of the tongue.
- What part of speech is tonguectomy?
- Tonguectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of tonguectomy?
- The plural of tonguectomy is tonguectomies.
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