"brainectomy" meaning in All languages combined

See brainectomy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: brainectomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktəmi Etymology: From brain + -ectomy (“surgical removal”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|brain|-ectomy|t2=surgical removal}} brain + -ectomy (“surgical removal”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brainectomy (countable and uncountable, plural brainectomies)
  1. (informal) The surgical removal of the brain. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Surgery Synonyms: encephalectomy

Inflected forms

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