lipostomy
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English
Etymology
From lipo- (“lacking”) + stoma (“mouth”) + -y (“condition”), from Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).
Pronunciation
Noun
lipostomy (uncountable)
- (medicine) Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.
References
- “lipostomy, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
