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prostatectomies

prostatectomies is the plural of prostatectomy.

Meaning of prostatectomy

Noun

prostatectomy (plural prostatectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
    • Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies

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Questions about prostatectomies

What is prostatectomies the plural of?
Prostatectomies is the plural of prostatectomy.

Words near prostatectomies in the dictionary

  1. prostate gland
  2. prostate glands
  3. prostate-specific
  4. prostate-specific antigen
  5. prostate-specific antigens
  6. prostatectomies
  7. prostatectomize
  8. prostatectomized
  9. prostatectomy
  10. prostates
  11. prostatic

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