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noun
Synonym of omphalectomy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Synonyms: omphalectomy
Antonyms: none provided
History
By haplologic alteration of umbilic- + -ectomy (which reflects the surface analysis of the word). The non-haplologic form would not present any pronunciation difficulties (it would be /ʌmˌbɪlɪˈsɛktoʊmi/), but the fact that the haplologic form both was coined and also was disseminated as the normal form of the word is a testament to the idea that haplology is driven by various cognitive processes besides phonemic elision.
