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| hem·i·cor·po·rec·to·my [ hèmmi kawrpə réktəmee ] (plural hem·i·cor·po·rec·to·mies) |
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removal of half of the body: a rarely performed surgical operation to cut away all of the part of the body below the lower end of the vertebral column, including the pelvis and its contents
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| [<hemi- + Latin corpor-, stem of corpus "body"] |
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