Meanings
nouncortectomy (plural cortectomies)
plural cortectomies
- medicineFull or partial removal of the cerebral cortex.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cortectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
cortectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortectomy
MLA
“cortectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cortectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortectomy.
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