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pharyngoesophagectomy

pharyngoesophagectomy noun: a surgical procedure in which part or all of the pharynx and esophagus are removed, usually to treat advanced cancers in those areas.

Noun

pharyngoesophagectomy (plural pharyngoesophagectomies)

  1. A surgical procedure in which part or all of the pharynx and esophagus are removed, usually to treat advanced cancers in those areas.

Forms of pharyngoesophagectomy

pluralpharyngoesophagectomies

Origin of pharyngoesophagectomy

From pharyngo- + oesophagectomy.

Words formed from pharyngoesophagectomy

Questions about pharyngoesophagectomy

What does pharyngoesophagectomy mean?
Pharyngoesophagectomy means a surgical procedure in which part or all of the pharynx and esophagus are removed, usually to treat advanced cancers in those areas.
What part of speech is pharyngoesophagectomy?
Pharyngoesophagectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of pharyngoesophagectomy?
The plural of pharyngoesophagectomy is pharyngoesophagectomies.

Words near pharyngoesophagectomy in the dictionary

  1. pharyngodonids
  2. pharyngodynia
  3. pharyngoepiglottic
  4. pharyngoesophageal
  5. pharyngoesophagectomies
  6. pharyngoesophagectomy
  7. pharyngoesophagoscope
  8. pharyngoesophagoscopes
  9. pharyngoesophagoscopies
  10. pharyngoesophagoscopy
  11. pharyngogastric

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