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diverticulectomy

diverticulectomy noun: the surgical removal of a diverticulum.

Noun

diverticulectomy (plural diverticulectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of a diverticulum.

Forms of diverticulectomy

pluraldiverticulectomies

Origin of diverticulectomy

From diverticulum + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with diverticulectomy

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Questions about diverticulectomy

What does diverticulectomy mean?
Diverticulectomy means the surgical removal of a diverticulum.
What part of speech is diverticulectomy?
Diverticulectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of diverticulectomy?
The plural of diverticulectomy is diverticulectomies.

Words near diverticulectomy in the dictionary

  1. diverticulae
  2. diverticular
  3. diverticulate
  4. diverticulated
  5. diverticulectomies
  6. diverticulectomy
  7. diverticuli
  8. diverticulites
  9. diverticulitis
  10. diverticulopexies
  11. diverticulopexy

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