"morcellate" meaning in All languages combined

See morcellate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: morcellates [present, singular, third-person], morcellating [participle, present], morcellated [participle, past], morcellated [past]
Etymology: From French morceler (“to break into pieces”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|morceler||to break into pieces}} French morceler (“to break into pieces”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} morcellate (third-person singular simple present morcellates, present participle morcellating, simple past and past participle morcellated)
  1. (surgery) To break into small pieces, prior to removal Categories (topical): Surgery Synonyms: morcelate Related terms: morcellation, morcellator
    Sense id: en-morcellate-en-verb-Nfc-3a9o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Inflected forms

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