adrenalectomy
noun
adrenalectomy is spelled A-D-R-E-N-A-L-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adrenalectomy means “The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adrenalectomy is adrenalectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in adrenalectomy?
| Letters | 13: A-D-R-E-N-A-L-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adrenalectomy?
Adrenalectomy appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adrenalectomy
- adrenalectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adrenalectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adrenalectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense removal of one or both adrenal glands:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | adrenalectomia |
| Spanish | adrenalectomía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adrenalectomy come from?
From adrenal + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).