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prostatoseminalvesiculectomy

/ˌprɒsteɪtoʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prostatosem-i-nalvesiculec-to-my
IPA
/ˌprɒsteɪtoʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/
44
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a surgical procedure in which the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and ejaculatory ducts are removed

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From prostato- + seminal + vesiculectomy.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌprɒsteɪtoʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/
  • British English: /ˌprɒsteɪtəʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prostatoseminalvesiculectomies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce prostatoseminalvesiculectomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌprɒsteɪtoʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/.
What does prostatoseminalvesiculectomy mean?
a surgical procedure in which the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and ejaculatory ducts are removed
Where does prostatoseminalvesiculectomy come from?
From prostato- + seminal + vesiculectomy.

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