thyroidectomy

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thyroidectomy

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Etymology

From thyroid +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

thyroidectomy (plural thyroidectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

Derived terms

• hemithyroidectomy

Related terms

• thyroidectomize
• thyroidectomized

Translations

surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Finnish: kilpirauhasen poistoleikkaus French: thyroïdectomie (fr) f German: Thyreoidektomie f Polish: tyreoidektomia f, tyroidektomia f Portuguese: tireoidectomia (pt) f Romanian: tiroidectomie f Russian: тиреоидэктоми́я (ru) f (tireoidɛktomíja) Spanish: tiroidectomía f