tonguectomy

English

Etymology

From tongue +‎ -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

tonguectomy (countable and uncountable, plural tonguectomies)

1. (rare, informal) The surgical removal of the tongue.
   • 2006, Laura Jensen Walker, Reconstructing Natalie, Nashville, TN: WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 70:

     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.

Synonyms

• glossectomy