Lipostomy

//lɪˈpɒstəmi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth. uncountable

Etymology

From lipo- (“lacking”) + stoma (“mouth”) + -y (“condition”), from Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

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