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scalenectomy

scalenectomy noun: surgical removal or excision of the scalene muscles.

Noun

scalenectomy (plural scalenectomies)

  1. Surgical removal or excision of the scalene muscles.

Forms of scalenectomy

pluralscalenectomies

Questions about scalenectomy

What does scalenectomy mean?
Scalenectomy means surgical removal or excision of the scalene muscles.
What part of speech is scalenectomy?
Scalenectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of scalenectomy?
The plural of scalenectomy is scalenectomies.

Words near scalenectomy in the dictionary

  1. scalene ellipsoids
  2. scalene muscle
  3. scalene muscles
  4. scalene triangle
  5. scalene triangles
  6. scalenectomy
  7. scalenes
  8. scaleni
  9. scalenohedra
  10. scalenohedral
  11. scalenohedron

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