morcellate
morcellate verb: to break into small pieces, prior to removal.
Verb
morcellate (third-person singular simple present morcellates, present participle morcellating, simple past and past participle morcellated)
- To break into small pieces, prior to removal
- …forceps are then enucleated if its size is small or morcelated by the excision of piece after piece until the remaining small part of the growth can be extracted after enucleaction. A large cavity is left behind which is packed with gauze: in vaginal myomecotomy, a closure of the tumor cavity by...1919, Barton Cooke Hirst, Atlas of operative gynecology, Lippincott, page 175
Forms of morcellate
| third-person singular present | morcellates |
|---|---|
| present participle | morcellating |
| past participle | morcellated |
| past | morcellated |
| alternative form | morcelate |
Origin of morcellate
From French morceler (“to break into pieces”) + -ate.
Questions about morcellate
- What does morcellate mean?
- Morcellate means to break into small pieces, prior to removal.
- What part of speech is morcellate?
- Morcellate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of morcellate?
- The past tense of morcellate is morcellated.
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