sternectomy

S1T1E1R1N1E1C3T1O1M3Y4

noun

excision of the sternum

Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsternectomy (plural sternectomies)

plural sternectomies

  1. medicineexcision of the sternum

Origin

From sternum + -ectomy.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sternectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: sternectomy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.