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nodulectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nod-ulec-to-my
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.

Etymology

From nodule + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nodulectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does nodulectomy mean?
The excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.
Where does nodulectomy come from?
From nodule + -ectomy.

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