glossotomy

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noun

dissection of the tongue

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Meanings

nounglossotomy (countable and uncountable, plural glossotomies)

plural glossotomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicinedissection of the tongue

Origin

From glosso- + -tomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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