pinealectomy

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noun

Surgical removal of the pineal gland.

OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← English pineal →
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Meanings

nounpinealectomy (plural pinealectomies)

plural pinealectomies

  1. medicineSurgical removal of the pineal gland.

Origin

  1. Englishpineal
  2. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  3. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  5. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  8. Englishpinealectomy

From pineal + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pinealectomy

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Anagrams

mycolipenatemyopectineal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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