frenotomy

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noun

The surgical cutting of the frenum.

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Meanings

nounfrenotomy (plural frenotomies)

plural frenotomies

  1. The surgical cutting of the frenum.

Origin

From frenum + -otomy.

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APA

frenotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frenotomy

MLA

“frenotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frenotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frenotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frenotomy.

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