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hydrocelectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-c-elec-to-my
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgery to remove a hydrocele.

Etymology

From hydrocele + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hydrocelectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does hydrocelectomy mean?
A surgery to remove a hydrocele.
Where does hydrocelectomy come from?
From hydrocele + -ectomy.

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