headectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of the head.

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Meanings

nounheadectomy (countable and uncountable, plural headectomies)

plural headectomies

  1. countableinformalrareuncountableThe surgical removal of the head.

Origin

From head + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with headectomy

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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