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- noun medicine Any
operation involvingsurgical excision orremoval .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Haiku Friday – I just got back from the periodontist and boy is my jaw tired; or – if it ends in "ectomy" it has to be bad
Sugar And Spice And Everything Awesome | Her Bad Mother 2009
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To that end, in what at first glance might appear to be a mere façade-ectomy, PATTERNS hearkens the torque and flow of Sunset Boulevard.
Guy Horton: Warping the Art Gallery: PATTERNS Architects Torques the Sunset Strip Guy Horton 2011
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In court, his lawyer, Stephen Meister , likened the presence of Mr. Ross to a cancerous tumor, requesting a "Ross-ectomy" that removed him from the mortgage.
Moinian Thwarts Hostile Takeover Eliot Brown 2011
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In court, his lawyer, Stephen Meister , likened the presence of Mr. Ross to a cancerous tumor, requesting a "Ross-ectomy" that removed him from the mortgage.
Moinian, Related Cos. Settle Fight Over Manhattan Office Tower Eliot Brown 2011
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To my surprise, "Norris" seemed almost relieved to talk about Barbara Jean's name-ectomy.
Paula Gordon: Barbara Jean at Rest Paula Gordon 2011
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He gives new meaning to pre-existing condition – Your doctors mental deficiency and total Hippocratic oath-ectomy.
Think Progress » Arizona Doctor Plans To Close His Office Because Of ‘Stress’ Caused By ‘Obamacare’ 2010
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To that end, in what at first glance might appear to be a mere façade-ectomy, PATTERNS hearkens the torque and flow of Sunset Boulevard.
Guy Horton: Warping the Art Gallery: PATTERNS Architects Torques the Sunset Strip Guy Horton 2011
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He gives new meaning to pre-existing condition – Your doctors mental deficiency and total hypocratic oath ectomy
Think Progress » Arizona Doctor Plans To Close His Office Because Of ‘Stress’ Caused By ‘Obamacare’ 2010
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Dr. Sherry jokingly refers to his treatment as a "parent-ectomy."
David Code: How a Parent's Anxious Mind Impacts a Child 2010
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Dr. Sherry jokingly refers to his treatment as a "parent-ectomy."
David Code: How a Parent's Anxious Mind Impacts a Child 2010
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