Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinealectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pinealec-to-my
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Surgical removal of the pineal gland.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pineal Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English pinealectomy From pineal + -ectomy.

Inflected Forms

pinealectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

pinealectomize

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pinealectomy mean?: Surgical removal of the pineal gland.
Where does pinealectomy come from?: Etymology tree English pineal Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English pinealectomy From pineal + -ectomy.

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