Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pediculectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pediculec-to-my
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them)

Example Sentences

"If necessary, a facetectomy or pediculectomy was also performed."

Etymology

From pedicule + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pedicule

Inflected Forms

pediculectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pediculectomy mean?: Removal of vertebral pedicles (or sections of them)
Where does pediculectomy come from?: From pedicule + -ectomy.

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