polypectomyn.
/ˌpɒlᵻˈpɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌpɑləˈpɛktəmi/ Surgery.
The surgical removal of a polyp; an instance of this.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations to remove tumours, dead tissue, etc.
oncotomy1728
enucleation1874
sequestrotomy1874
necrotomy1890
cystectomy1891
strumectomy1894
papillectomy1900
sequestrectomy1940
polypectomy1950
tylectomy1972
1950 Surg. Clinics N. Amer. 30 661 For nasal polypectomy..anesthesia is accomplished by painting the polyp and its area of attachment or pedicle with a saturated solution of cocaine.
1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xxviii. 43/1 The diagnosis is established by exploration of the uterus with polypectomy forceps during diagnostic curettage.
1997 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94 1651/2 Human nasal polyps were obtained from adult patients undergoing nasal polypectomy.
2001 Social Forces 79 1507 To achieve competence each physician-in-training perform[s]..twenty polypectomies under the direct supervision of a certified endoscopist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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