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radectomy

American

[ruh-dek-tuh-mee] / rəˈdɛk tə mi /

noun

Dentistry, Surgery.

plural

radectomies

excision of part or all of the root of a tooth.

Etymology

Origin of radectomy

rad(ix) + -ectomy

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