Hemicorporectomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hemicorporectomy is a noun meaning (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Meaning
(surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Word Forms
- hemicorporectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hemicorpectomy, corpectomy, hemihepatectomy, hemicraniectomy, hemicerebellectomy, hemicystectomy.
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