Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemimandibulectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-mandibulec-to-my
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of one half of a mandible

Example Sentences

"The medical history revealed that the patient was surgically operated 4 years back by a wide resection of the tumor with left hemimandibulectomy without disarticulation, left radical neck dissection and reconstruction with pectoralis major myocutaneous flap."

Etymology

From hemi- + mandibulectomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi

Inflected Forms

hemimandibulectomies (plural)

Questions

What does hemimandibulectomy mean?: excision of one half of a mandible
Where does hemimandibulectomy come from?: From hemi- + mandibulectomy.

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