Meanings
nounhemicorporectomy (plural hemicorporectomies)
plural hemicorporectomies
- medicineThe surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Synonyms: translumbar amputation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Similar
translumbar amputation
Origin
Translations
Finnish hemikorporektomia
- hemikorporektomiaTranslations
French hémicorporectomie
- hémicorporectomieTranslations
German Hemikorporektomie
- HemikorporektomieTranslations
Japanese 半体切除術
- 半体切除術 (Han karada setsujo-jutsu)Translations
Polish amputacja przezlędźwiowa, hemikorporektomia
- amputacja przezlędźwiowaTranslations
- hemikorporektomiaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hemicorporectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hemicorporectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicorporectomy
MLA
“hemicorporectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicorporectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemicorporectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemicorporectomy.
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