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gangliectomy

gangliectomy noun: excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.

Noun

gangliectomy (plural gangliectomies)

  1. Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.

Forms of gangliectomy

pluralgangliectomies

Origin of gangliectomy

From ganglio- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with gangliectomy

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Questions about gangliectomy

What does gangliectomy mean?
Gangliectomy means excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
What part of speech is gangliectomy?
Gangliectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of gangliectomy?
The plural of gangliectomy is gangliectomies.

Words near gangliectomy in the dictionary

  1. ganglial
  2. gangliar
  3. gangliate
  4. gangliated
  5. gangliectomies
  6. gangliectomy
  7. ganglier
  8. gangliest
  9. gangliform
  10. gangliitis
  11. ganglike

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