English Explanatory Dictionary

dactylectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amputation of a finger.

Pronunciation

dăktĭlĕkʹtəmĭ /ˌdæktɪˈlɛktəmɪ/

Word forms

dactylectomy dactylectomies

Etymology

From dactyl- + (from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”)) + -ectomy (from Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “excision”)).

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