chondrectomy

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noun

excision of cartilage

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Meanings

nounchondrectomy (countable and uncountable, plural chondrectomies)

plural chondrectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineexcision of cartilage

Origin

From chondr- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chondrectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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