nodulectomy

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noun

The excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.

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Meanings

nounnodulectomy (plural nodulectomies)

plural nodulectomies

  1. medicineThe excision of a (typically cancerous) nodule.

Origin

From nodule + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nodulectomy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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