syndesmectomy
American
[sin-dez-mek-tuh-mee, -des-]
/ ˌsɪn dɛzˈmɛk tə mi, -dɛs- /
noun
Surgery.
PLURAL
syndesmectomiesEtymology
Origin of syndesmectomy
< Greek sýndesm ( os ) bond, fastening ( syn- syn- + des-, variant stem of deîn to bind ( syndesis ) + -mos noun suffix) + -ectomy
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