bulbectomy

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noun

Removal of the olfactory bulb.

OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounbulbectomy (plural bulbectomies)

plural bulbectomies

  1. Removal of the olfactory bulb.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβολβός (bolbós)
  2. Latinbulbus
  3. Englishbulb
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  6. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  7. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  8. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  11. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  13. Englishbulbectomy

From bulb + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bulbectomy

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APA

bulbectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbectomy

MLA

“bulbectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulbectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulbectomy.

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