"tarsectomy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tarsectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From tarsus + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tarsus|ectomy}} tarsus + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} tarsectomy (plural tarsectomies)
  1. (surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot). Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-tarsectomy-en-noun-qfgzTAmY Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  2. (surgery) The operation of removing one or more tarsi (plates of connective tissue, one found in each eyelid). Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-tarsectomy-en-noun-Klao0SHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ectomy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ectomy: 17 83 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inferior tarsectomy, superior tarsectomy, wedge tarsectomy

Inflected forms

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