Meanings
nountransversectomy (countable and uncountable, plural transversectomies)
plural transversectomies
- countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
- countableuncountablemedicineA colectomy involving the removal of only the transverse colon.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with transversectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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transversectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversectomy
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“transversectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transversectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transversectomy.
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