uvulotome

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noun

The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounuvulotome (plural uvulotomes)

plural uvulotomes

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyHw-
  2. Proto-Italic*oiwā
  3. Latinūva
  4. Late Latinūvula
  5. Englishuvula
  6. Englishuvulo-
  7. Englishuvulotome

From uvulo- + -tome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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