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corticectomy

corticectomy noun: removal of part of the cerebral cortex.

Noun

corticectomy (plural corticectomies)

  1. Removal of part of the cerebral cortex.

Forms of corticectomy

pluralcorticectomies

Origin of corticectomy

From cortico- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with corticectomy

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Questions about corticectomy

What does corticectomy mean?
Corticectomy means removal of part of the cerebral cortex.
What part of speech is corticectomy?
Corticectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of corticectomy?
The plural of corticectomy is corticectomies.

Words near corticectomy in the dictionary

  1. corticate
  2. corticated
  3. corticates
  4. corticating
  5. corticectomies
  6. corticectomy
  7. corticene
  8. cortices
  9. corticiaceous
  10. corticiferous
  11. corticiform

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