Meanings
nounpapillectomy (plural papillectomies)
plural papillectomies
- medicineA medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with papillectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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“papillectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papillectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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