coxidoidectomía

English translation: coccygectomy (surgical removal of the coccyx)

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Spanish term or phrase:	coxidoidectomía
English translation:	coccygectomy (surgical removal of the coccyx)
Entered by:	Maria

23:10 Jan 7, 2002

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Spanish term or phrase: coxidoidectomía

This is a surgical procedure. What is this procedure? Is it a coccygectomia= sección o escisión del cóccix, or is it a coccygotomy=incisión del coccyx.... Or, is it call somehting else?

Thanks in advance.

Maria KudoZ activity Questions: 307 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 2696
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coccygectomia

Explanation:
-ectomía : componente de palabra procedente del gr. ektome, que significa ablación, extirpación

Espero que te ayude,
suerte, P.

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coccygectomy
Surgical removal of coccyx

Selected response from:

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 04:59

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. I liked P's etimological explanation of the word.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

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coccygectomy

Serge L

4 +1

coccygectomy

Mary Smith (X)

coccygectomia

P Forgas

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coccygectomia

P Forgas
Brazil
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1249

Grading comment

Thanks, everyone. I liked P's etimological explanation of the word.

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

coccygectomy

Explanation:
e.g.:

"Surgical removal of coccyx (coccygectomy)"

HTH,

Serge L.

Reference: http://www.coccyx.org/ectomy.htm

Serge L
Local time: 09:59
PRO pts in pair: 202

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

coccygectomy

Explanation:
Removal of the coccix

Mary Smith (X)
Local time: 09:59
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 73

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