Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumorectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tu-morec-to-my
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the surgical removal of a tumor, along with the minimum of healthy tissue

Etymology

From tumor + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tumor

Inflected Forms

tumorectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does tumorectomy mean?: the surgical removal of a tumor, along with the minimum of healthy tissue
Where does tumorectomy come from?: From tumor + -ectomy.

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