Meanings
nounvermilionectomy (plural vermilionectomies)
plural vermilionectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of the vermilion border, sometimes performed to treat carcinoma of the lip.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vermilionectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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vermilionectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermilionectomy
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“vermilionectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermilionectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermilionectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermilionectomy.
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