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hemicorporectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-cor-porec-to-my
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.

Etymology

From hemi- + corpus + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hemicorporectomies (plural)

Synonyms

translumbar amputation

Rhymes With

hysterectomy vasectomy mastectomy appendectomy prostatectomy tonsillectomy gastrectomy lumpectomy splenectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy laminectomy

Questions

What does hemicorporectomy mean?
The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Where does hemicorporectomy come from?
From hemi- + corpus + -ectomy.

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