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epiglottidectomy

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Main Entry: epi·glot·ti·dec·to·my
Pronunciation: -"glät-&d-'ek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: excision of all or part of the epiglottis
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epiglottidectomy ep·i·glot·ti·dec·to·my (ěp'ĭ-glŏt'ĭ-děk'tə-mē)
n.
Excision of all or a part of the epiglottis.

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