Hyphenation of appendectomy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word appendectomy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

ap-pen-dec-to-my

Definitions of appendectomy:

1.	Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Synonyms of appendectomy:

noun	appendicectomy, ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision

Last hyphenations of this language

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