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headectomy

headectomy noun: the surgical removal of the head.

Noun

headectomy (countable and uncountable, plural headectomies)

  1. (informal, rare) The surgical removal of the head.

Forms of headectomy

pluralheadectomies

Origin of headectomy

From head + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

Words that rhyme with headectomy

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Questions about headectomy

What does headectomy mean?
Headectomy means the surgical removal of the head.
What part of speech is headectomy?
Headectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of headectomy?
The plural of headectomy is headectomies.

Words near headectomy in the dictionary

  1. headdesks
  2. headdress
  3. headdressed
  4. headdresses
  5. headectomies
  6. headectomy
  7. headed
  8. headed for the hills
  9. headed off
  10. headed off at the pass
  11. headed out

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