encephalectomy
encephalectomy noun: a surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain.
Noun
encephalectomy (plural encephalectomies)
- A surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain.
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Forms of encephalectomy
| plural | encephalectomies |
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Origin of encephalectomy
From encephal- + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with encephalectomy
- 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
- brainectomy
- 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
Questions about encephalectomy
- What does encephalectomy mean?
- Encephalectomy means a surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain.
- What part of speech is encephalectomy?
- Encephalectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of encephalectomy?
- The plural of encephalectomy is encephalectomies.
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