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crossectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crossec-to-my
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A procedure that ligates the great saphenous vein at its termination into the femoral vein.

Etymology

From cross- + -ectomy.

Inflected Forms

crossectomies (plural)

Synonyms

exairesis

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does crossectomy mean?
A procedure that ligates the great saphenous vein at its termination into the femoral vein.
Where does crossectomy come from?
From cross- + -ectomy.

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