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hemipenectomized

hemipenectomized adjective: of a reptile, having undergone hemipenectomy.

Adjective

hemipenectomized (not comparable)

  1. Of a reptile, having undergone hemipenectomy.
    • Hemipenectomy also had an interesting effect upon the male. Although the hemipenectomized males courted normally, they copulated significantly longer, often failed to maintain cloacal contact throughout mating despite their proper orientation, and never initiated separation from the female.1978, Neil Greenberg, Paul D. MacLean, editors, Behavior and Neurology of Lizards: An Interdisciplinary Colloquium, Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health...

Origin of hemipenectomized

From hemipenectomy + -ized.

Questions about hemipenectomized

What does hemipenectomized mean?
Hemipenectomized means of a reptile, having undergone hemipenectomy.
What part of speech is hemipenectomized?
Hemipenectomized is an adjective.

Words near hemipenectomized in the dictionary

  1. hemipelvic
  2. hemipelvis
  3. hemipenal
  4. hemipene
  5. hemipeneal
  6. hemipenectomized
  7. hemipenectomy
  8. hemipenes
  9. hemipenial
  10. hemipenile
  11. hemipenis

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