"posthetomy" meaning in All languages combined

See posthetomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: posthetomies [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|πόσθη<lang:grc><t:prepuce>|-tomy}} Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “prepuce”) + -tomy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} posthetomy (countable and uncountable, plural posthetomies)
  1. (medicine) Excision of the foreskin; posthectomy; circumcision. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: posthiotomy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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