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pericystectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-i-cys-tec-to-my
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of a cyst and the surrounding area.

Etymology

From pericyst + -ectomy or from peri- + cystectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pericystectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pericystectomy mean?
The removal of a cyst and the surrounding area.
Where does pericystectomy come from?
From pericyst + -ectomy or from peri- + cystectomy.

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