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medullectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
medul-lec-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excision of a medulla

Etymology

From medulla + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

medullectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does medullectomy mean?
excision of a medulla
Where does medullectomy come from?
From medulla + -ectomy.

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