Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemicerebellectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemicere-bel-lec-to-my
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of the left or right half of the cerebellum

Example Sentences

"Within remote damage models, it is worth recalling that a similar sequential time pattern has been reported in the hemicerebellectomy (HCb) model. 10 Changes in CB2R expression occur in many models."

Etymology

From hemi- + cerebellectomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi

Inflected Forms

hemicerebellectomies (plural)

Synonyms

semicerebellectomy

Questions

What does hemicerebellectomy mean?: Removal of the left or right half of the cerebellum
Where does hemicerebellectomy come from?: From hemi- + cerebellectomy.

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