sequestrectomy

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noun

The removal of sequestrums (dead portions of bones).

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Meanings

nounsequestrectomy (plural sequestrectomies)

plural sequestrectomies

  1. medicineThe removal of sequestrums (dead portions of bones).

Origin

From sequestrum + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sequestrectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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