5 syllables: My, o, mec, to, my. Stress on mec.
meye-oh-MEK-tuh-mee
/maɪoʊˈmɛktəmi/
Myomectomy is pronounced meye-oh-MEK-tuh-mee (/maɪoʊˈmɛktəmi/). It has five syllables (My-o-mec-to-my), with the stress on "mec". Myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus. It is typically performed to relieve symptoms or to improve fertility, and may be done through open, laparoscopic, or robotic techniques, depending on fibroid size and location. The term combines medical roots referring to muscle (myo) and the surgical removal (ectomy).
nounMyomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids while preserving the uterus. It is typically performed to relieve symptoms or to improve fertility, and may be done through open, laparoscopic, or robotic techniques, depending on fibroid size and location. The term combines medical roots referring to muscle (myo) and the surgical removal (ectomy).
"The patient underwent a myomectomy to remove symptomatic fibroids."
"After the myomectomy, the patient recovered with a shorter hospital stay than expected."
"The surgeon discussed laparoscopic myomectomy as a less invasive option."
Pronounce as /ˌmaɪ.oʊˈmɛk.tə.mi/ (US) or /ˌmaɪ.əʊˈmɛk.tə.mi/ (UK). Primary stress on the third syllable: my-o-MEK-to-my. Break it into: my-o- MEK -to -my; the MEK syllable has the clear /ɛ/ as in bet, with a short, crisp ‘k’ release. Voice the ‘my’ as /maɪ/ with a long diphthong, then proceed quickly to the unstressed -o-, then the stressed -mek-, followed by -to-, and ends with -my. See audio references on Pronounce or Forvo for speaker variants.
Common errors: misplacing stress (trying to stress the final syllable), mispronouncing the second syllable as /ˈmiːo-/ instead of /ˈmaɪ.oʊ/; and over-emphasizing the -to- or -my endings. Correction: keep the primary stress on the MEK syllable (/ˈmɛk/), pronounce the first two syllables as /maɪ.oʊ/ or /maɪ.əʊ/ in UK, and release the final -mi clearly with a light, quick /mi/ without vowel elongation.
In US, the sequence is /ˌmaɪ.oʊˈmɛk.tə.mi/ with a tense /oʊ/ in the second syllable and clear /t/. UK typically uses a slightly later onset for /əʊ/ and a non-rhotic /r/ absence doesn’t affect this word; still /ˌmaɪ.əʊˈmɛk.tə.mi/. Australian tends to a more centralized vowel in unstressed syllables and a quicker rhythm; /ˌmaɪ.əˈmɛk.tə.mi/. Across all, the -mek- is the nucleus, with stress on that syllable.
Main challenges: the multi-syllabic sequence with consecutive consonants (m-ɪ-ˈmɛk-tə-) can trip speakers; the mid centralization of the unstressed -o- or -ə- in rapid speech; and getting the /ˈmɛk/ vowel and /k/ release crisp. Focus on keeping the MEK syllable strong, and ensure the --tə- is a quick shwa-like transition. Practice by isolating MEK and then adding the surrounding sounds in linked speech.
The stress centers on the MED- like segment: my-o-MEK-to-my, with a notable fall in pitch after the MEK syllable in measured speech. Also, the second syllable carries a clean /oʊ/ or /əʊ/ depending on dialect, which is easy to swallow in rapid medical talk. Paying attention to the strong -mek- and the subsequent -to- helps prevent mispronunciation of the ending as -mect- or -ty-.
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Myomectomy derives from the Greek myos (muscle) and Greek for cutting out, ektome, with -ectomy denoting surgical removal. The medical prefix myo- combines with the noun from ektome (excision) to form the sense of removing muscular tissue or, more precisely, myometrium- tissue that makes up the muscular wall of the uterus. The root myo- attaches to -ectomy in many surgical terms, and in this word, it specifies a procedure to excise fibroids that are muscular tumors within the uterus. First attested in medical texts in the 19th century as surgical terminology expanded with gynecology, its use became standardized in modern obstetrics and gynecology, especially as fibroid care advanced with less invasive approaches in the late 20th and early 21st centuries."
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