释义 |
parotidectomy Surg.|pəˌrɒtɪˈdɛktəmɪ| [f. parotid n. + -ectomy.] Excision of the parotid gland.
1893Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 21) 825/1 Parotidectomy, operation for excision of the parotid gland. 1951Marshall & Miles in Surg. Pract. Lahey Clinic 122 The operation may be altered to extensive subtotal parotidectomy. 1974Lancet 7 Dec. 1353/2 The patient's left parotid gland was explored, found to contain a mixed tumour in the deep lobe and a total parotidectomy was performed. 1974J. D. Maynard in R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery ix. 201 Intraoral duct ligation may lead to parotid atrophy and cessation of symptoms in some cases, otherwise conservative parotidectomy must be considered. |