eminectomy

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noun

excision of the articular eminence

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Meanings

nouneminectomy (countable and uncountable, plural eminectomies)

plural eminectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineexcision of the articular eminence

Origin

From eminence + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eminectomy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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