vertebrectomy

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noun

The surgical excision of a vertebra.

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Meanings

nounvertebrectomy (plural vertebrectomies)

plural vertebrectomies

  1. The surgical excision of a vertebra.

Origin

From vertebra + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vertebrectomy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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