thyroidectomy

About 0.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.

Similar words

subtotal hemithyroidectomy thyroparathyroidectomy thymectomy thymothymectomy parathyroidectomy thyrotomy isthmectomy thymomectomy thymothymomectomy

Often followed by

and is for in or on was with may

Word family

thyroidectomies thyroidectomized