Meanings
nouncoccygectomy (plural coccygectomies)
plural coccygectomies
- medicineSurgical removal of the coccyx.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*kókkūks
- Ancient Greekκόκκῡξ (kókkūx)
- Latincoccyx
- Englishcoccyx
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishcoccygectomy
Translations
French coccygectomie
- coccygectomiesurgical removal of the coccyx
Greek κοκκυγεκτομή
- κοκκυγεκτομή (kokkygektomí)surgical removal of the coccyx
Spanish coccigectomía
- coccigectomíasurgical removal of the coccyx
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with coccygectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
coccygectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccygectomy
MLA
“coccygectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccygectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coccygectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccygectomy.
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