Meanings
nounhypothalamectomy (plural hypothalamectomies)
plural hypothalamectomies
- medicineSurgical excision of the hypothalamus.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hypothalamectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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hypothalamectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamectomy
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“hypothalamectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypothalamectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothalamectomy.
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