"sternectomy" meaning in All languages combined

See sternectomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sternectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From sternum + -ectomy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sternum|ectomy}} sternum + -ectomy Head templates: {{en-noun}} sternectomy (plural sternectomies)
  1. (surgery) excision of the sternum

Inflected forms

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