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nounencephalectomy (plural encephalectomies)
plural encephalectomies
- medicineA surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain.
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Rhymes with encephalectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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encephalectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalectomy
MLA
“encephalectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephalectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalectomy.
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