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membranectomy

membranectomy noun: excision of a membrane.

Noun

membranectomy (plural membranectomies)

  1. excision of a membrane

Forms of membranectomy

pluralmembranectomies

Origin of membranectomy

From membrane + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with membranectomy

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Questions about membranectomy

What does membranectomy mean?
Membranectomy means excision of a membrane.
What part of speech is membranectomy?
Membranectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of membranectomy?
The plural of membranectomy is membranectomies.

Words near membranectomy in the dictionary

  1. membrane separation
  2. membrane separations
  3. membrane-bone
  4. membrane-bones
  5. membranectomies
  6. membranectomy
  7. membraned
  8. membraneless
  9. membranelike
  10. membranella
  11. membranellae

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