thyroidectomy

[ thahy-roi-dek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌθaɪ rɔɪˈdɛk tə mi /

noun, plural thy·roid·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.

Origin of thyroidectomy

First recorded in 1885–90; thyroid + -ectomy

Words nearby thyroidectomy

thyroid stimulating hormone, thyroid storm, thyroid suppression test, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulation test, thyroidectomy, thyroiditis, thyroliberin, thyromegaly, thyronine, thyroparathyroidectomy

British Dictionary definitions for thyroidectomy

thyroidectomy
/ (ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland

Medical definitions for thyroidectomy

thyroidectomy
[ thī′roi-dĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of the thyroid gland.

Other words from thyroidectomy

thy′roid•ec′to•mize′ v.