Meanings
nounesophagectomy (plural esophagectomies)
plural esophagectomies · alternative UK oesophagectomy
- medicineThe surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the esophagus.
Origin
Translations
French œsophagectomie
- œsophagectomieremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Icelandic vélindisúrnám
- vélindisúrnámremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Italian esofagectomia
- esofagectomiaremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Romanian esofagectomie
- esofagectomieremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Spanish esofaguectomía
- esofaguectomíaremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Tagalog alislalaugan
- alislalauganremoval of all or part of the esophagus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with esophagectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
esophagectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagectomy
MLA
“esophagectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esophagectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagectomy.
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