Meanings
nouncarpectomy (countable and uncountable, plural carpectomies)
plural carpectomies
- countableuncountablemedicineremoval of the carpal bone
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with carpectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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carpectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpectomy
MLA
“carpectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpectomy.
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