parathyroidectomizev.
/ˌparəˌθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəˌmaɪz/ Surgery.
transitive. To perform parathyroidectomy upon.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on glands of throat or neck
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parathyroidectomize1922
thyroidectomize1932
thyroparathyroidectomize1956
1922 Endocrinology 6 222 When a litter of eight pure black rats 75 days old..was parathyroidectomized all but two survived the 48 hour period.
1982 Science 14 May 735/3 Male rats..were..parathyroidectomized 5 to 7 days before they were used for the study.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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