Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transversectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trans-ver-sec-to-my
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From transverse + -ectomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transversectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

costotransversectomy

Frequently Paired Words

transversostomy hemicolectomy

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does transversectomy mean?
The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
Where does transversectomy come from?
From transverse + -ectomy.

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