adnexectomy

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noun

The removal of a lump in the tissue of the adnexa of the uterus.

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Meanings

nounadnexectomy (plural adnexectomies)

plural adnexectomies

  1. medicineThe removal of a lump in the tissue of the adnexa of the uterus.

Origin

From adnexa + -ectomy. Doublet of annessiectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with adnexectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

adnexectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexectomy

MLA

“adnexectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adnexectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adnexectomy.

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