transversectomy
transversectomy noun: the surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
Noun
transversectomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversectomies)
- The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- A colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.
Forms of transversectomy
| plural | transversectomies |
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Origin of transversectomy
From transverse + -ectomy.
Words formed from transversectomy
Words that rhyme with transversectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
- alveolectomy
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- 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
- colorectomy
Questions about transversectomy
- What does transversectomy mean?
- Transversectomy means the surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- What part of speech is transversectomy?
- Transversectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of transversectomy?
- The plural of transversectomy is transversectomies.
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