Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pericardiectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-cardiec-to-my
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pericardium + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pericardium

Usage

Inflected Forms

pericardiectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pericardiectomy mean?: The surgical removal of all or part of the pericardium.
Where does pericardiectomy come from?: From pericardium + -ectomy.

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