adenectomy

English

Etymology

From aden- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

adenectomy (plural adenectomies)

1. (medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.

Derived terms

• dacryoadenectomy
• sialoadenectomy

Translations

surgical removal of the adenoid glands

• Basque: adenektomia
• German: Adenektomie
• Italian: adenectomia
• Portuguese: adenectomia f
• Spanish: adenectomía f