Meanings
nounescharectomy (plural escharectomies)
plural escharectomies
- medicineexcision of an eschar
There was an increased level of endothelial progenitor cells in the bloodstream after escharectomy, posing a possible role of escharectomy in burn wound healing [ 12 ].
2015 July 7, Fadi Ghieh et al., “The Use of Stem Cells in Burn Wound Healing: A Review”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with escharectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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escharectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escharectomy
MLA
“escharectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escharectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escharectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escharectomy.
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