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flocculectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
floc-culec-to-my
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of a floccule of the brain

Etymology

From floccule + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

flocculectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does flocculectomy mean?
excision of a floccule of the brain
Where does flocculectomy come from?
From floccule + -ectomy.

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