"durectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: durectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From dura + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dura|ectomy}} dura + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} durectomy (plural durectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the dura mater

Inflected forms

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