poistoleikkaus
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]poisto (“removal”) + leikkaus (“surgery, operation”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpoi̯stoˌlei̯kːɑus/, [ˈpo̞i̯s̠to̞ˌle̞i̯kːɑ̝us̠]
- Rhymes: -eikːɑus
- Hyphenation(key): poisto‧leikka‧us
Noun
[edit]poistoleikkaus
- (surgery) surgical removal; (usually in compounds) ectomy (surgery which removes something from the body)
- mahalaukun poistoleikkaus ― gastrectomy
- rinnanpoistoleikkaus ― mastectomy
- kaihinpoistoleikkaus ― cataract surgery
- kitarisan poistoleikkaus ― adenoidectomy
- munanjohtimen poistoleikkaus ― salpingectomy
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