trabeculectomy
noun
trabeculectomy is spelled T-R-A-B-E-C-U-L-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trabeculectomy means “A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trabeculectomy is trabeculectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in trabeculectomy?
| Letters | 14: T-R-A-B-E-C-U-L-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 trabeculectomy?
Trabeculectomy appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 trabeculectomy
- trabeculectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trabeculectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trabeculectomy come from?
From trabecula + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).