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auriculectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-riculec-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of the ear.

Etymology

From auriculo- + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

auriculectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

bafflectomy cardioectomy caudectomy cashectomy bulbectomy tumorectomy dactylectomy callosumectomy thrombendarteriectomy thromboendoarterioectomy allatectomy encephalectomy

Questions

What does auriculectomy mean?
The surgical removal of the ear.
Where does auriculectomy come from?
From auriculo- + -ectomy.

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