Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninephrectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: uninephrec-to-my
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.

Example Sentences

"These are surgical, uninephrectomy or subtotal nephrectomy producing mild to severe RI, or acute pharmacologically induced changes to the heart or kidney."

Etymology

From uni- + nephrectomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: uni

Inflected Forms

uninephrectomies (plural)

Derived Forms

uninephrectomize

Questions

What does uninephrectomy mean?: The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.
Where does uninephrectomy come from?: From uni- + nephrectomy.

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