sphincterotomy
noun
sphincterotomy is spelled S-P-H-I-N-C-T-E-R-O-T-O-M-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sphincterotomy means “The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sphincterotomy is sphincterotomies.
How many letters and syllables are in sphincterotomy?
| Letters | 14: S-P-H-I-N-C-T-E-R-O-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sphincterotomy?
Sphincterotomy appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sphincterotomy
- sphincterotomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sphincterotomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sphincterotomy come from?
From sphincter + -otomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).