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(surgery, dentistry) The surgical removal of half of an organ or, typically, of a tooth or its root.
Use hemisectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hemisectomy means (surgery, dentistry) The surgical removal of half of an organ or, typically, of a tooth or its root.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hemisectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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