cheilectomy

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noun

A surgical procedure that removes bone spurs from the base of the big toe.

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Meanings

nouncheilectomy (plural cheilectomies)

plural cheilectomies

  1. A surgical procedure that removes bone spurs from the base of the big toe.

Origin

From cheilo- + -ectomy, in reference to the dorsal osteophytic lip.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cheilectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

cheilectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheilectomy

MLA

“cheilectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheilectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheilectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheilectomy.

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