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callosumectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-lo-sumec-to-my
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From corpus callosum + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

callosumectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

bafflectomy cardioectomy caudectomy cashectomy bulbectomy tumorectomy dactylectomy thrombendarteriectomy thromboendoarterioectomy allatectomy encephalectomy pericystectomy

Questions

What does callosumectomy mean?
The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.
Where does callosumectomy come from?
From corpus callosum + -ectomy.

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