ureterectomy

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noun

Removal of the ureters.

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Meanings

nounureterectomy (plural ureterectomies)

plural ureterectomies

  1. medicineRemoval of the ureters.

Origin

From ureter + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ureterectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

ureterectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureterectomy

MLA

“ureterectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureterectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ureterectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureterectomy.

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