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cheilectomy (medicine) and compunction (oh)


cheilectomy (medicine)


cheilectomy


1. <procedure> Excision of a portion of the lip.

2. Chiseling away bony irregularities at osteochondral margin of a joint cavity that interfere with movements of the joint.

Origin: cheil-+ G. Ektome, excision


compunction (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: componction, from Late Latin, from Latin compungere 'to sting', from com- ( COM-) + pungere ( PUNGENT)]
a feeling that you should not do something because it is bad or wrong
have/feel no compunction about (doing) sth
::He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs.
::They used their tanks against the leftists without compunction .