"frenotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frenotomies [plural]
Etymology: frenum + -otomy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frenum|otomy}} frenum + -otomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} frenotomy (plural frenotomies)
  1. The surgical cutting of the frenum.
    Sense id: en-frenotomy-en-noun-mRRHjDhE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -otomy

Inflected forms

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