Meanings
nounophthalmectomy (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmectomies)
plural ophthalmectomies
- countablerareuncountablemedicineThe enucleation of the eyeball.
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Rhymes with ophthalmectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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ophthalmectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmectomy
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“ophthalmectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophthalmectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmectomy.
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