styloidectomy

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noun

An operation to reduce the length of a styloid process.

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Meanings

nounstyloidectomy (countable and uncountable, plural styloidectomies)

plural styloidectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn operation to reduce the length of a styloid process.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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