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gangliectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gan-gliec-to-my
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.

Etymology

From ganglio- + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gangliectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does gangliectomy mean?
Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
Where does gangliectomy come from?
From ganglio- + -ectomy.

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