Meanings
nounvulvectomy (plural vulvectomies)
plural vulvectomies
- medicineThe surgical removal of some or all of the vulva.
Origin
- Englishvulva
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishvulvectomy
Translations
French vulvectomie
- vulvectomiesurgical removal of vulva
Greek αιδοιεκτομή
- αιδοιεκτομή (aidoiektomí)surgical removal of vulva
Hungarian vulvektómia
- vulvektómiasurgical removal of vulva
Italian vulvectomia
- vulvectomiasurgical removal of vulva
Polish wulwektomia
- wulwektomiasurgical removal of vulva
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vulvectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
vulvectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulvectomy
MLA
“vulvectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulvectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulvectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulvectomy.
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