Meanings
nounungiectomy (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.
Origin
- Latinunguis“nail, claw, hoof”
- Englishungiectomy
From Latin unguis (“nail, claw, hoof”) + -ectomy.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kynnen poisto
- kynnen poistoTranslations
Italian onicectomia
- onicectomiaTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ungiectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ungiectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungiectomy
MLA
“ungiectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungiectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungiectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungiectomy.
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