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atticoantrotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-ti-coantro-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure that involves cutting into the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear to drain or clear infection.

Etymology

From attico- + antrotomy. By surface analysis, attic + -o- + antro- + tome + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

atticoantrotomies (plural)

Questions

What does atticoantrotomy mean?
A surgical procedure that involves cutting into the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear to drain or clear infection.
Where does atticoantrotomy come from?
From attico- + antrotomy. By surface analysis, attic + -o- + antro- + tome + -y.

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