Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaginectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vaginec-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, vagin- + -ectomy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vaginectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does vaginectomy mean?
The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.
Where does vaginectomy come from?
By surface analysis, vagin- + -ectomy.

How to pronounce vaginectomy

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