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THYROIDECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroidectomy mean? 

THYROIDECTOMY (noun)
  The noun THYROIDECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical removal of the thyroid glandplay

  Familiarity information: THYROIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THYROIDECTOMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("thyroidectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)


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