flocculectomy

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noun

excision of a floccule of the brain

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Meanings

nounflocculectomy (plural flocculectomies)

plural flocculectomies

  1. medicineexcision of a floccule of the brain

Origin

From floccule + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flocculectomy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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