"dactylectomy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dactylectomies [plural]
enPR: dăktĭlĕkʹtəmĭ [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From dactyl- + (from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)) + -ectomy (from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”)). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dactyl||sort=ectomy}} dactyl- +, {{uder|en|grc|δάκτυλος||finger}} Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”), {{suffix|en||ectomy}} + -ectomy, {{uder|en|grc|ἐκτομή||excision}} Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dactylectomy (plural dactylectomies)
  1. (rare) The amputation of a finger. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Amputation

Inflected forms

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