thyroidectomy

English

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: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: тиреоидэктоми́я (ru) f (tireoidɛktomíja)
• Spanish: tiroidectomía f