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hippocampectomy

hippocampectomy noun: excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy.

Noun

hippocampectomy (plural hippocampectomies)

  1. excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy

Forms of hippocampectomy

pluralhippocampectomies

Origin of hippocampectomy

From hippocampus + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with hippocampectomy

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Questions about hippocampectomy

What does hippocampectomy mean?
Hippocampectomy means excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy.
What part of speech is hippocampectomy?
Hippocampectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hippocampectomy?
The plural of hippocampectomy is hippocampectomies.

Words near hippocampectomy in the dictionary

  1. hippocampal
  2. hippocampally
  3. hippocampectomies
  4. hippocampectomize
  5. hippocampectomized
  6. hippocampectomy
  7. hippocampi
  8. hippocampian
  9. hippocampic
  10. hippocampine
  11. hippocampocortical

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