Meanings
noungermectomy (countable and uncountable, plural germectomies)
plural germectomies
- countableuncountabledentistrySurgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth, which are immature forms of the teeth that do not have deep roots yet.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from germ + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with germectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
germectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germectomy
MLA
“germectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “germectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germectomy.
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