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xiphoidectomy

xiphoidectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of the xiphoid process.

Noun

xiphoidectomy (plural xiphoidectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of the xiphoid process.

Forms of xiphoidectomy

pluralxiphoidectomies

Questions about xiphoidectomy

What does xiphoidectomy mean?
Xiphoidectomy means surgical removal or excision of the xiphoid process.
What part of speech is xiphoidectomy?
Xiphoidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of xiphoidectomy?
The plural of xiphoidectomy is xiphoidectomies.

Words near xiphoidectomy in the dictionary

  1. xiphoid
  2. xiphoid process
  3. xiphoid processes
  4. xiphoidal
  5. xiphoidalgia
  6. xiphoidectomy
  7. xiphoidian
  8. xiphoiditis
  9. xiphoids
  10. xiphonite
  11. xiphoomphaloischiopagus

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