thyroidectomy

English

Etymology

thyroid +‎ -ectomy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

thyroidectomy (plural thyroidectomies)

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

Derived terms

hemithyroidectomy

Related terms

Translations

surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Finnish: kilpirauhasen poistoleikkaus
French: thyroïdectomie (fr) f
German: Thyreoidektomie f
Polish: tyreoidektomia f, tyroidektomia f
Portuguese: tireoidectomia f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: тиреоидэктоми́я (ru) f (tireoidɛktomíja)
Spanish: tiroidectomía f

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