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hemicorporectomy

hemicorporectomy noun: the surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.

Noun

hemicorporectomy (plural hemicorporectomies)

  1. The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
    Synonyms:
    translumbar amputation

Synonyms of hemicorporectomy

  • translumbar amputation

Forms of hemicorporectomy

pluralhemicorporectomies

Origin of hemicorporectomy

From hemi- + corpus + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with hemicorporectomy

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Questions about hemicorporectomy

What does hemicorporectomy mean?
Hemicorporectomy means the surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
What part of speech is hemicorporectomy?
Hemicorporectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicorporectomy?
The plural of hemicorporectomy is hemicorporectomies.

Words near hemicorporectomy in the dictionary

  1. hemicords
  2. hemicoronal
  3. hemicorpectomy
  4. hemicorporeal
  5. hemicorporectomies
  6. hemicorporectomy
  7. hemicortectomies
  8. hemicortectomy
  9. hemicortex
  10. hemicortices
  11. hemicosahedron

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