"onychectomy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɒnɪˈkɛktəmi/ Forms: onychectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From onych- (“nail”) + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|onych|ectomy|t1=nail}} onych- (“nail”) + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} onychectomy (plural onychectomies)
  1. (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-onychectomy-en-noun-LxYBBORS Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (veterinary medicine) Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat. Categories (topical): Amputation Categories (lifeform): Veterinary medicine Synonyms: declawing
    Sense id: en-onychectomy-en-noun-jlNMsKLa Disambiguation of Amputation: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with onych-, English terms suffixed with -ectomy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with onych-: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ectomy: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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