Meanings
nounfacetectomy (plural facetectomies)
plural facetectomies
- medicineThe surgical decompression of a spinal nerve root.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with facetectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
facetectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facetectomy
MLA
“facetectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facetectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facetectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facetectomy.
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