Meanings
nouncordectomy (plural cordectomies)
plural cordectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of a cord, especially that of the vocal cord.
Origin
- Englishcord
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishcordectomy
Translations
Spanish cordectomía
- cordectomíasurgical removal of a cord
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cordectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cordectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordectomy
MLA
“cordectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordectomy.
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