Meanings
nounarytenoidectomy (plural arytenoidectomies)
plural arytenoidectomies
- medicineRemoval of the arytenoids in order to widen the larynx.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ω (ărŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠτήρ (ărŭtḗr)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠ́ταινᾰ (ărŭ́taină)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρῠταινοειδής (ărŭtainoeidḗs)
- New Latinarytaenoīdēs
- Englisharytenoid
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englisharytenoidectomy
From arytenoid + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arytenoidectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
arytenoidectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoidectomy
MLA
“arytenoidectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoidectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arytenoidectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arytenoidectomy.
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