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flocculectomy

flocculectomy noun: excision of a floccule of the brain.

Noun

flocculectomy (plural flocculectomies)

  1. excision of a floccule of the brain

Forms of flocculectomy

pluralflocculectomies

Origin of flocculectomy

From floccule + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with flocculectomy

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Questions about flocculectomy

What does flocculectomy mean?
Flocculectomy means excision of a floccule of the brain.
What part of speech is flocculectomy?
Flocculectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of flocculectomy?
The plural of flocculectomy is flocculectomies.

Words near flocculectomy in the dictionary

  1. flocculations
  2. flocculator
  3. flocculators
  4. floccule
  5. flocculectomies
  6. flocculectomy
  7. flocculence
  8. flocculences
  9. flocculencies
  10. flocculency
  11. flocculent

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