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cardiectomy

[ kahr-dee-ek-t_uh_-mee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Surgery.

  1. excision of the heart.
  2. excision of the cardiac section of the stomach.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiectomy1

cardi-

+ -ectomy

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