Meanings
noungingivectomy (plural gingivectomies)
plural gingivectomies
- medicineA periodontal surgical procedure to remove gum tissue.
Origin
- Latingingīva
- Englishgingiva
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishgingivectomy
Translations
Italian gengivectomia
- gengivectomiagingivectomy
Tagalog alisgilagid
- alisgilagidgingivectomy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gingivectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gingivectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivectomy
MLA
“gingivectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingivectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivectomy.
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