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thalamectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tha-la-mec-to-my
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Destruction or removal of the thalamus.

Etymology

From thalamo- + -ectomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thalamectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

chemothalamectomy cryothalamectomy

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does thalamectomy mean?
Destruction or removal of the thalamus.
Where does thalamectomy come from?
From thalamo- + -ectomy.

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