pediculectomy
pediculectomy noun: removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them).
Noun
pediculectomy (plural pediculectomies)
- Removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them)
- If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed.2015 July 2, Hao Zeng et al., “Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study”, in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research...
Forms of pediculectomy
| plural | pediculectomies |
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Origin of pediculectomy
From pedicule + -ectomy.
Words that rhyme with pediculectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
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- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- cholecystectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
Questions about pediculectomy
- What does pediculectomy mean?
- Pediculectomy means removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them).
- What part of speech is pediculectomy?
- Pediculectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of pediculectomy?
- The plural of pediculectomy is pediculectomies.
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