costectomy

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noun

excision of a rib

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Meanings

nouncostectomy (plural costectomies)

plural costectomies

  1. medicineexcision of a rib

Origin

From costo- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with costectomy

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Cite this entry
APA

costectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costectomy

MLA

“costectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “costectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/costectomy.

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