Meanings
nounileectomy (plural ileectomies)
plural ileectomies
- medicineA surgical procedure involving the resection of part or all of the ileum.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ileectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
ileectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileectomy
MLA
“ileectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ileectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ileectomy.
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