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hemithyroidectomy

hemithyroidectomy noun: the surgical removal of half of the thyroid gland.

Noun

hemithyroidectomy (plural hemithyroidectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of half of the thyroid gland.

Forms of hemithyroidectomy

pluralhemithyroidectomies

Origin of hemithyroidectomy

From hemi- + thyroidectomy.

Questions about hemithyroidectomy

What does hemithyroidectomy mean?
Hemithyroidectomy means the surgical removal of half of the thyroid gland.
What part of speech is hemithyroidectomy?
Hemithyroidectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hemithyroidectomy?
The plural of hemithyroidectomy is hemithyroidectomies.

Words near hemithyroidectomy in the dictionary

  1. hemithoraces
  2. hemithoracic
  3. hemithorax
  4. hemithoraxes
  5. hemithyroidectomies
  6. hemithyroidectomy
  7. hemitomias
  8. hemitone
  9. hemitones
  10. hemitongue
  11. hemitonic

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