vaginectomy

American

[vaj-uh-nek-tuh-mee] / ˌvædʒ əˈnɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

excision of part or all of the vagina.

vaginectomy British

/ ˌvædʒɪˈnɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgical removal of all or part of the vagina
surgical removal of part of the serous sheath surrounding the testis and epididymis

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Noun Inflected Forms

vaginectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of vaginectomy

vagin(a) + -ectomy

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