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hypothalamectomy

hypothalamectomy noun: surgical excision of the hypothalamus.

Noun

hypothalamectomy (plural hypothalamectomies)

  1. Surgical excision of the hypothalamus.

Forms of hypothalamectomy

pluralhypothalamectomies

Origin of hypothalamectomy

From hypothalamus + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with hypothalamectomy

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Questions about hypothalamectomy

What does hypothalamectomy mean?
Hypothalamectomy means surgical excision of the hypothalamus.
What part of speech is hypothalamectomy?
Hypothalamectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hypothalamectomy?
The plural of hypothalamectomy is hypothalamectomies.

Words near hypothalamectomy in the dictionary

  1. hypotetraploid
  2. hypotext
  3. hypotexts
  4. hypoth
  5. hypothalamectomies
  6. hypothalamectomy
  7. hypothalami
  8. hypothalamic
  9. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
  10. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  11. hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical

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