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hippocampectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pocam-pec-to-my
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy

Etymology

From hippocampus + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hippocampectomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hippocampectomize

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does hippocampectomy mean?
excision of the hippocampus, typically as part of a lobectomy
Where does hippocampectomy come from?
From hippocampus + -ectomy.

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