Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemicraniectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hem-i-craniec-to-my
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English craniectomy English hemicraniectomy From hemi- + craniectomy.

Inflected Forms

hemicraniectomies (plural)

Questions

What does hemicraniectomy mean?: The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
Where does hemicraniectomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English craniectomy English hemicraniectomy From hemi- + craniectomy.

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