snem t'os-khaf-mev

phlebectomy

Pronunciation

snɛmtʔosxɐfmɛv

Sound out snem t'os-khaf-mev letter by letter:

• sss as in 'sun'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• mmm as in 'man'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ooo as in 'go'
• sss as in 'sun'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• fff as in 'far'
• mmm as in 'man'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• vvv as in 'van'

surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins