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(surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down..
Use hemicorporectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hemicorporectomy means (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down..
Common synonyms include translumbar amputation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hemicorporectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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