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adrenectomy

adrenectomy is the alternative form of adrenalectomy.

Meaning of adrenalectomy

Noun

adrenalectomy (countable and uncountable, plural adrenalectomies)

  1. The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.

Forms of adrenectomy

pluraladrenectomies

Questions about adrenectomy

What is adrenectomy the alternative form of?
Adrenectomy is the alternative form of adrenalectomy.

Words near adrenectomy in the dictionary

  1. adrenarche
  2. adrenarcheal
  3. adrenate
  4. adrenates
  5. adrenectomies
  6. adrenectomy
  7. adrenergic
  8. adrenergic receptor
  9. adrenergic receptors
  10. adrenergically
  11. adrenergics

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