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prostectomy

prostectomy is the alternative form 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

Forms of prostectomy

pluralprostectomies

Questions about prostectomy

What is prostectomy the alternative form of?
Prostectomy is the alternative form of prostatectomy.

Words near prostectomy in the dictionary

  1. prostatovesiculectomies
  2. prostatovesiculectomy
  3. prostatovesiculitides
  4. prostatovesiculitis
  5. prostectomies
  6. prostectomy
  7. prostegostom
  8. prostein
  9. prostelic
  10. prostenoid
  11. prostereoisomerism

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