Meanings
nounhemipelvectomy (plural hemipelvectomies)
plural hemipelvectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
- Englishhemi-
- Englishpelvectomy
- Englishhemipelvectomy
From hemi- + pelvectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Hemipelvektomie
- Hemipelvektomiethe surgical removal of a leg and half of the pelvis
Japanese 半骨盤切除術
- 半骨盤切除術 (Han kotsuban setsujo-jutsu)the surgical removal of a leg and half of the pelvis
Polish hemipelwektomia
- hemipelwektomiathe surgical removal of a leg and half of the pelvis
Portuguese hemipelvectomia
- hemipelvectomiathe surgical removal of a leg and half of the pelvis
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APA
hemipelvectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipelvectomy
MLA
“hemipelvectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipelvectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemipelvectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemipelvectomy.
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