Meanings
nouncorticectomy (plural corticectomies)
plural corticectomies
- medicineRemoval of part of the cerebral cortex.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with corticectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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corticectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticectomy
MLA
“corticectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticectomy.
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