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glossectomy
glos·sec·to·my [ glaw séktəmee, glo séktəmee ] (plural glos·sec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
tongue removal: partial or total removal of the tongue by surgery
[< Greek glōssa "tongue"]
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