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nodulectomy

nodulectomy noun: the excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.

Noun

nodulectomy (plural nodulectomies)

  1. The excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.

Forms of nodulectomy

pluralnodulectomies

Origin of nodulectomy

From nodule + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with nodulectomy

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Questions about nodulectomy

What does nodulectomy mean?
Nodulectomy means the excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.
What part of speech is nodulectomy?
Nodulectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of nodulectomy?
The plural of nodulectomy is nodulectomies.

Words near nodulectomy in the dictionary

  1. nodulating
  2. nodulation
  3. nodulations
  4. nodule
  5. nodulectomies
  6. nodulectomy
  7. noduled
  8. nodules
  9. noduli
  10. noduliferous
  11. noduliform

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