Meaning & use
phalangectomy
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A surgical operation to remove all or part of a phalanx, one of the bones of a finger or toe.
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The surgeon performed a phalangectomy to remove the infected bone in the patient's toe.
After the accident, doctors recommended a partial phalangectomy to save function in the crushed finger.
A note on using this word
The suffix "-ectomy" comes from Greek "ektome," meaning "a cutting out," a pattern shared by terms like "appendectomy" and "tonsillectomy."
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