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vibrissectomy

vibrissectomy noun: removal of the vibrissae.

Noun

vibrissectomy (plural vibrissectomies)

  1. Removal of the vibrissae.

Forms of vibrissectomy

pluralvibrissectomies

Origin of vibrissectomy

From vibrissa + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with vibrissectomy

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Questions about vibrissectomy

What does vibrissectomy mean?
Vibrissectomy means removal of the vibrissae.
What part of speech is vibrissectomy?
Vibrissectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of vibrissectomy?
The plural of vibrissectomy is vibrissectomies.

Words near vibrissectomy in the dictionary

  1. vibrissae
  2. vibrissal
  3. vibrissant
  4. vibrisseaceous
  5. vibrissectomies
  6. vibrissectomy
  7. vibro
  8. vibro-
  9. vibroabsorbing
  10. vibroacoustic
  11. vibroactuator

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