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panniculectomy

panniculectomy noun: the surgical removal of panniculus, or fatty tissue.

Noun

panniculectomy (countable and uncountable, plural panniculectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of panniculus, or fatty tissue.

Forms of panniculectomy

pluralpanniculectomies

Origin of panniculectomy

From panniculus + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with panniculectomy

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Questions about panniculectomy

What does panniculectomy mean?
Panniculectomy means the surgical removal of panniculus, or fatty tissue.
What part of speech is panniculectomy?
Panniculectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of panniculectomy?
The plural of panniculectomy is panniculectomies.

Words near panniculectomy in the dictionary

  1. pannicks
  2. pannicle
  3. pannicles
  4. pannicular
  5. panniculectomies
  6. panniculectomy
  7. panniculi
  8. panniculitides
  9. panniculitis
  10. panniculosis
  11. panniculus

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