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meniscectomy

American

[men-uh-sek-tuh-mee] / ˌmɛn əˈsɛk tə mi /

noun

the surgical excision of a meniscus, as of the knee joint.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

meniscectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of meniscectomy

menisc(us) + -ectomy

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