onychectomy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From onych- (“nail”) + -ectomy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]onychectomy (plural onychectomies)
- (medicine) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
- (veterinary medicine) Surgically remove the distal phalange of each digit of the forefeet of a cat.
- Synonym: declawing
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- English terms prefixed with onych-
- English terms suffixed with -ectomy
- English 5-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛktəmi
- Rhymes:English/ɛktəmi/5 syllables
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- en:Amputation