isthmectomy

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English

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Etymology

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From isthmus +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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isthmectomy (plural isthmectomies)

  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.

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