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Rising Operettist Excising An Intestinal Growth Crossword Clue

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noun

• a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane

34%9 The act of removing or excising an organ, tissue, or growth from a body
verb

• remove the nucleus from (a cell)

• remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

27%5 Medical tool with a loop on one end used for scraping or excising tissue
noun

• a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity

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