omphalectomy

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noun

The excision of the navel.

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umbilectomy
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Meanings

nounomphalectomy (plural omphalectomies)

plural omphalectomies

  1. medicineThe excision of the navel.

    Synonyms: umbilectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe excision of the navel.

Similar
umbilectomy
Also see
umbilectomy

Origin

From omphal- + -ectomy.

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Translations

French omphalectomie
  • omphalectomieTranslations
Italian onfalectomia
  • onfalectomiaTranslations
Polish wycięcie pępka
  • wycięcie pępkaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with omphalectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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