"tonguectomy" meaning in All languages combined

See tonguectomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tonguectomy.wav Forms: tonguectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From tongue + -ectomy (“surgical removal”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|tongue|-ectomy|t2=surgical removal}} tongue + -ectomy (“surgical removal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tonguectomy (countable and uncountable, plural tonguectomies)
  1. (rare, informal) The surgical removal of the tongue. Tags: countable, informal, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Amputation Synonyms: glossectomy

Inflected forms

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