segmentectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.

OriginAncient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ) ← Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ← Proto-Hellenic *eks →
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Meanings

nounsegmentectomy (plural segmentectomies)

plural segmentectomies

  1. medicineThe surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.

Origin

  1. Englishsegment
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  4. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  5. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  6. Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  8. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  9. Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
  10. Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
  11. Englishsegmentectomy

From segment + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with segmentectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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