Home › Words › H › headectomyheadectomyheadectomy means the surgical removal of the head.EtymologyFrom head + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).nounThe surgical removal of the head.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brainectomy 77% match — The surgical removal of the brain. vs headectomy →dehead 74% match — To remove the head (from). vs headectomy →encephalectomy 70% match — A surgical procedure involving the removal of all or part of the brain. vs headectomy →decapitate 67% match — To remove the head of. vs headectomy →hemicraniectomy 67% match — The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy. vs headectomy →decapitated 66% match — With the head removed. vs headectomy →decapitation 65% match — Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. vs headectomy →behead 65% match — To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head. vs headectomy →