English Explanatory Dictionary

glossectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.

Word forms

glossectomy glossectomies

Etymology

From gloss- + -ectomy.

Derived words

hemiglossectomy
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