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scapulectomy

scapulectomy noun: removal of the scapula.

Noun

scapulectomy (plural scapulectomies)

  1. Removal of the scapula.
    • Recurrence of scapulothoracic bursitis following partial scapulectomy has been reported in one case and was attributed to the development of excessive scar tissue [ 26 ].2015 July 26, John G. Skedros, Tanner D. Langston, Colton M. Phippen, “Surgical Correction of Posttraumatic Scapulothoracic Bursitis, Rhomboid Major Muscle Injury, Ipsilateral Glenohumeral...

scapulectomy meaning in Tamil

scapulectomy in Tamil

படகுருவென்பு மறுவெட்டுறுத்தம், படகுருவென்பு நீக்கறுவை

Forms of scapulectomy

pluralscapulectomies

Origin of scapulectomy

From scapula + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with scapulectomy

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Questions about scapulectomy

What does scapulectomy mean?
Scapulectomy means removal of the scapula.
What is scapulectomy in Tamil?
Scapulectomy in Tamil is படகுருவென்பு மறுவெட்டுறுத்தம், படகுருவென்பு நீக்கறுவை. See Scapulectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scapulectomy?
Scapulectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of scapulectomy?
The plural of scapulectomy is scapulectomies.

Words near scapulectomy in the dictionary

  1. scapulary
  2. scapulas
  3. scapulate
  4. scapulated
  5. scapulectomies
  6. scapulectomy
  7. scapulet
  8. scapulets
  9. scapulimancer
  10. scapulimancers
  11. scapulimancy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scapulectomy (page history and authors); scapulectomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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