tonguectomy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From tongue + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
Meanings
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(countable, informal, rare, uncountable) The surgical removal of the tongue.
I grabbed the proffered knife—still covered with crumbs of red velvet and smears of frosting—and advanced upon Merritt. “So would this would be considered a tonguectomy?” “Maybe more of a foot-in-mouthectomy.” Merritt still looked stricken.
2006, Laura Jensen Walker, Reconstructing Natalie, Nashville, TN: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tonguectomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |