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necrectomy

/nəˈkɹɛktəmi/

necrectomy noun: the removal of necrosed tissue.

Noun

necrectomy (usually uncountable, plural necrectomies)

  1. (usually) The removal of necrosed tissue.
    • Of the total number (2743) of hospitalized children at the Burns Department of the Pediatric Surgery in Zagreb in the last ten years, deep burns of some aesthetically and functionally important body areas were separated and the results of the application of the early necrectomy and immediate...1979, Pedisić I, “Early necrectomy in deep burns of aesthetically and functionally important areas”, in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, volume 13, number 1, →PMID, pages...
    Synonyms:
    necrosectomy

necrectomy meaning in Tamil

necrectomy in Tamil

மடிதல் நீக்கம், மடிவுநீக்கம், மரிதிசு அகற்றல்

Synonyms of necrectomy

Forms of necrectomy

pluralnecrectomies

Origin of necrectomy

From necro- + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with necrectomy

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Questions about necrectomy

What does necrectomy mean?
Necrectomy means the removal of necrosed tissue.
What is necrectomy in Tamil?
Necrectomy in Tamil is மடிதல் நீக்கம், மடிவுநீக்கம், மரிதிசு அகற்றல். See Necrectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is necrectomy?
Necrectomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce necrectomy?
Necrectomy is pronounced /nəˈkɹɛktəmi/.
What is the plural of necrectomy?
The plural of necrectomy is necrectomies.

Words near necrectomy in the dictionary

  1. necoloidine
  2. necopidem
  3. necr-
  4. necral
  5. necrectomies
  6. necrectomy
  7. necridia
  8. necridic
  9. necriscence
  10. necriscent
  11. necro

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