"glossectomy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glossectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: gloss- + -ectomy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|gloss|ectomy}} gloss- + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} glossectomy (plural glossectomies)
  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. Wikipedia link: glossectomy Categories (topical): Amputation, Surgery Derived forms: hemiglossectomy

Inflected forms

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