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cryoprostatectomy

cryoprostatectomy noun: destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe.

Noun

cryoprostatectomy (uncountable)

  1. destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe

Origin of cryoprostatectomy

From cryo- + prostatectomy.

Questions about cryoprostatectomy

What does cryoprostatectomy mean?
Cryoprostatectomy means destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe.
What part of speech is cryoprostatectomy?
Cryoprostatectomy is a noun.

Words near cryoprostatectomy in the dictionary

  1. cryoprocedures
  2. cryoprocess
  3. cryoprocessed
  4. cryoprocesses
  5. cryoprocessing
  6. cryoprostatectomy
  7. cryoprotect
  8. cryoprotectant
  9. cryoprotectants
  10. cryoprotected
  11. cryoprotecting

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