Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemipelvectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemipelvec-to-my
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

hemipelvectomies (plural)

Questions

What does hemipelvectomy mean?: The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
Where does hemipelvectomy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English pelvectomy English hemipelvectomy From hemi- + pelvectomy.

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