brainectomy
brainectomy noun: the surgical removal of the brain.
Noun
brainectomy (countable and uncountable, plural brainectomies)
- The surgical removal of the brain.
- With the groundhog monopolizing his thoughts, Hawk meanly wonders whether she would favor universal lobotomy, brainectomy, for her current charges.1980, Helen Faye Rosenblum, Minerva's Turn, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 91
- Synonyms:
- encephalectomy
Synonyms of brainectomy
Forms of brainectomy
| plural | brainectomies |
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Origin of brainectomy
From brain + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).
Words that rhyme with brainectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
- colorectomy
Questions about brainectomy
- What does brainectomy mean?
- Brainectomy means the surgical removal of the brain.
- What part of speech is brainectomy?
- Brainectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of brainectomy?
- The plural of brainectomy is brainectomies.
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