phrenectomy

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noun

The severing of the phrenic nerve.

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Meanings

nounphrenectomy (countable and uncountable, plural phrenectomies)

plural phrenectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe severing of the phrenic nerve.

Origin

From phren- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phrenectomy

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Anagrams

nephrectomycremnophyte
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APA

phrenectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenectomy

MLA

“phrenectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phrenectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenectomy.

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